SEOUL, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent report from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reveals a troubling trend in South Korea: intentional self-harm hospitalizations have more than doubled over the past decade, with teenagers being the most affected group. According to the “2022 Hospital Discharge Injury Statistics” released on June 26, the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – According to a recent study, the number of emergency room visits related to self-harm or disengagement from the world has increased by 1.8 times in the past decade. This rise has been particularly pronounced among teenagers, highlighting the need for improved mental health care for the younger generation. The Korea [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Online communities set up to stop self-harm and suicide are offering teenagers a place to share and relate to one another. There are some seven groups on Facebook dedicated to the prevention of self-harm in South Korea, many of which opened after February following the onset of the coronavirus [...]