F2F Class Notes (Nemo) [R]

Vocabulary

period (n): 1- a length of time:
E.g.: Her work means that she spends long periods away from home.
E.g.: Her time at university was the most eventful period of her life.

constant (adj): 1- happening a lot or all the time:
E.g.: He’s in constant trouble with the police.
E.g.: machines that are in constant use.

harm (n): 1- physical or other injury or damage:
E.g.: There’s no harm in applying for other jobs, but if I were you, I wouldn’t advertise the fact at work.

suicide (n): 1- the act of killing yourself intentionally, or a person who has done this:
E.g.: to attempt/commit suicide
E.g.: The suicide rate among men between the ages of 16 and 25 has risen alarmingly.

More and more teenage girls are suffering from self-harm. A study in a medical journal says more 13-16-year-old girls are self-harming. Researchers looked at data on nearly 17,000 patients. The researchers found there was a 68 per cent increase in self-harm among these girls over a three-year period. During the same period, rates for other teenage girls stayed constant. Self-harm rates for girls are three times higher than those for boys.
A professor of psychiatry said stress and psychological problems probably caused this rise. He said: “It’s important to understand its underlying causes.” A children’s charity said self-harm can often be a sign of a bigger problem. It said services to help teenage girls at risk were vital. Without these, it can be a matter of life or death. Self-harm is one of the biggest signs of teenage suicide. Suicide is the second most common cause of death in under-25s.