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The researchers called for chatbots to be fine-tuned to ensure their responses are aligned with expert guidance on suicide-related topics.

There is a direct link between sleep problems at age 14 and self-harm by age 17, a new study says.

Ruth Szymankiewicz, 14, died after she was left alone at Huntercombe Hospital despite requiring constant one-to-one observation

A prisoner self-harmed once every seven minutes in last 12 months, according to Ministry of Justice figures

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Technology platforms operating in the UK now have a legal duty to protect young people from some of the more dangerous forms of online content. This includes pornography, content that encourages, promotes, or provides instructions for violence, promotion of self-harm and eating disorders. Those failing to comply face hefty fines.

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Tyler Webb was handed a hybrid order at Leicester Crown Court for encouraging someone to self-harm and end their life.

A coroner hearing an inquest for an Indigenous teen who fatally self-harmed in a youth detention says he might recommend another inquiry into the facility.