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<p>We are aware of the rise in young people self-harming, which is why we included
a new key area for action to address self-harming in the cross-government National
Suicide Prevention Strategy in 2017.</p><p>Our close work with the Department for
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on its Online Harms White Paper will also help to
tackle online harms associated with harmful suicide and self-harm content across the
internet, including social media.</p><p>We continue to fund research into self-harming
through the multi-centre study for self-harm in England, which will look at self-harming
in children and young people in more detail over the next two years.</p><p>Through
the NHS Long Term Plan we have also invested £249 million to ensure every emergency
department has a mental health liaison team in place by 2020/21, which are well placed
to treat people who present at hospital for self-harm. The Plan also commits to developing
integrated models of primary and community care to support people with complex needs,
including self-harming.</p><p>Investment in the Mental Health Five Year Forward View
and NHS Long Term Plan will deliver timely, high-quality mental health support, including
by 2023/24. By expanding services and working with schools and colleges an additional
345,000 children and young people aged 0-25 will be able to access comprehensive support.</p>
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