New research shows that 1 in 5 young people self harm.

"According to Stonewall’s Prescription for Change research released in 2008; one in five young lesbian and bisexual women deliberately harmed themselves over the year, compared to 0.4 % of the general population. Also half of LB women under the age of 20 have self harmed compared to one in fifteen teenagers generally." – The Lesbian and Gay Foundation.

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