Long-Term Trends in Pediatric Self-Injury in High-Income Countries
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 42 studies observed a relative increase in the annual rate of self-injury visits to health care and self-reported self-injury, with variability in baseline rates across studies in 12 high-income countries. Effective, contextually informed, large-scale prevention initiatives are urgently needed to curb the rise in self-injury within high-income countries, particularly among female individuals.
Authors
- Apsara Ali Nathwani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2899-1577)
- Hallie Benjamin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4037-3875)
- J. G. Ray
- Eyal Cohen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0112-7188)
- Natasha Saunders (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4369-6904)
- Alan Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0344-6812)
- Petros Pechlivanoglou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5090-7936)
- Tharani Raveendran
- Aliki Karanikas
- Emily Ana Butler
Institutions
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Pediatrics
- Published
- 2026-03-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2026.0217
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00