TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Unacceptably high: an audit of Kimberley self-harm data 2014-2018
JO  - Australasian psychiatry
A1  - McPhee, Rob
A1  - Carlin, Emma
A1  - Seear, Kimberley
A1  - Carrington-Jones, Phoebe
A1  - Sheil, Barbara
A1  - Lawrence, David
A1  - Dudgeon, Patricia
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To explore the rates and characteristics of self-harm across the Kimberley region of Western Australia. <br><br>METHOD: Retrospective, cross-sectional audit. We obtained and descriptively analysed routinely collected self-harm data from the Kimberley District of the Western Australia Police Force (2014-2018) and the Emergency Department Data Collection (June 2017-December 2018). Variables included age, sex, Indigenous status, time of incident, and alcohol and drug use. <br><br>RESULTS: The rate of emergency department attendance for self-harm was three times higher in the Kimberley than the rest of Western Australia. Both emergency department and police data showed a disproportionately high percentage of incidents involving Aboriginal people, with highest rates in the 15-19 and 20-24 year age groups. Almost 80% of self-harm events recorded by police involving individuals aged 25-50 years involved alcohol. Many self-harm incidents occurred in the evening and at night. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The rates of self-harm across the Kimberley region from 2014-2018 are unacceptably high. Increased funding and alignment of services to meet regional need are required as part of a holistic effort to reduce regional rates of self-harm.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1039-8562
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10398562211010790
ID  - ref1
ER  -