Results Self harm data were available for 2141 children.
People were not eligible to participate if their injury was the result of self-harm or if their injury resulted in their being placed on ACC's sensitive claims register (eg, sexual assault).
"It is not yet clear if his death was a result of self-harm or violence.
For example, women tend to show higher rates of depression and anxiety type disorders, which often result in self-harm.
The conference was told that though drinking, smoking, drug taking and teenage pregnancy were down among young people, rates of depression and anxiety have increased by 70% in a generation, admissions to hospital as a result of self-harm have doubled in four years and calls to the counselling service ChildLine about exam stress have tripled.
A letter, signed by a leading Shia cleric, was issued as a general circular at the time which advised that, while engaging in rituals that may result in self-harm was a matter for individuals, there were health, child-safety and legal implications that people should be mindful of.
"We need to take [this rise] seriously and do something about it," he said, pointing out that only half of people who present to health services as a result of self-harm get a proper assessment from a mental health professional.
The World Health Organization estimates that, as of 2010, 880,000 deaths occur as a result of self-harm.
About 10% of admissions to medical wards in the UK are as a result of self-harm, the majority of which are drug overdoses.
Research shows that untreated PPD can negatively affect a child's physical, emotional and cognitive development, and in its rarest and most extreme forms, PPD can result in self-harm or suicide.
