Sharp rise in self-harm reported by mental health units in England

The number of times patients have self-harmed while in mental health units has almost doubled in five years, prompting concern that services are struggling to help those in their care.Data obtained by the Guardian from nearly half of NHS mental health trusts across England show that the number of incidents of self-harm among inpatients shot up from 15,489 to 28,585 between 2013 and 2017.Experts said the rise was extremely concerning as it showed that services were struggling to provide the thera