Self-Harm

• Ontario woman accused of aiding suicide following Peterborough police probe

  Police say the death of a 73-year-old woman in May 2023 has been linked to a 76-year-old Keswick, Ont., woman.

  Crime

  Dec 6, 2023
  
• Youth self-harm higher than expected during COVID-19 pandemic: study

  Hospital visits for self-harm among youth saw a 'large' increase during the first years of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, according to a new study.

  Canada

  Sep 18, 2023
  
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• Timeline of the case against an Ontario man accused of aiding suicides

  Authorities in Ontario and around the world are investigating the alleged online operation run by Kenneth Law.

  Canada

  Aug 29, 2023
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• Autistic people at higher risk of self-harm, psychiatric illness: study

  The researchers used Ontario health administration databases to follow both children and adults who had been diagnosed with autism between April 1, 1988 and March 31, 2018.

  Health

  Aug 10, 2023
• Several police forces review deaths for links to Ontario man charged in lethal product sale

  Peel Regional Police arrested Kenneth Law last week and charged the 57-year-old with two counts of counselling or aiding suicide after investigating two recent deaths in the area.

  Crime

  May 10, 2023
• No reports in London, Ont. region of packages with ‘potentially lethal substance’ being mailed

  Local police say they have not received any reports yet in the London and area region of a 'potentially lethal substance' being mailed across the province in packages.

  Crime

  May 3, 2023
• Packages with ‘potentially lethal substance’ being mailed in Ontario, OPP warn

  The Ontario Provincial Police are warning the public about a 'potentially lethal substance' being mailed across the province in packages.

  Crime

  May 3, 2023
• Self harm a ‘priority area’ for public health amid 4 affected youth visiting Hamilton EDs a week

  The city's manager of mental well-being attributes the emergency room increases to 'unique challenges' that came with the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Health

  Jan 24, 2023
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• FSIN calls for more mental health funding after new report shows high suicide rates in Indigenous communities

  FSIN calls on the provincial and federal governments to help fund the 'Life Promotion' strategy, after a new report shows high suicide and self-harm rates amongst First Nations.

  Health

  Oct 31, 2022
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• Police investigate online self-harm threat posted to student forum in St. Thomas, Ont.

  St. Thomas, Ont., police are investigating after an anonymous threat of self-harm was posted online due to alleged ongoing bullying behaviour at St. Joseph’s Catholic High School.

  Crime

  Oct 18, 2022