National Suicide Research Foundation. (2021) Hospital-presenting self-harm during January-October 2020. Cork: National Suicide Research Foundation.
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The NSHRI recorded a total of 6,219 self-harm presentations to the 18 hospitals during January-October 2020, equivalent to 20.4 self-harm presentations per day. During the same ten months of 2018-2019, a total of 12,879 self-harm presentations to these 18 hospitals were recorded, equating to a rate of 21.2 per day. Therefore, the rate of hospital-presenting self-harm was 4% lower during these months in 2020 compared to 2018-2019 (Rate ratio=0.96, 95% confidence interval=0.93, 0.99).
Key Findings
- Overall, the rate of hospital-presenting self-harm in January-October 2020 was 4% lower than the rate in the same period of 2018-2019.
- In March 2020, during the outbreak of COVID-19 in Ireland, the rate of hospital-presenting self-harm was 11% lower than in March 2018-2019.
- During the ‘stay-at-home’ month of April 2020, the rate was 23% lower than in April 2018-2019.
- In October 2020, when the second wave of COVID-19 peaked and Level 5 restrictions were introduced, the rate of hospital-presenting self-harm was 11% lower than in October 2018-2019.
G Health and disease > Disease by cause (Aetiology) > Communicable / infectious disease > Viral disease / infection > Coronavirus (COVID-19)
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Health care programme, service or facility
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland
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