Self harm: Why do teenagers do it? Newsnight
The number of teenagers self-harming – cutting or poisoning themselves – is increasing at a startling rate according to new figures prepared for the World Health Organisation. Discussion with Tanya Byron, clinical psychologist and Kat Cormack who works with Young Minds, a charity that intervenes to improve the mental health and well-being of young people. She herself self-harmed between the ages of 14 and 21.