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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of cases of self-harm in women's prisons.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of cases of self-harm in women's prisons.
Asked by
Tom Brake
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Crispin Blunt
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
13 April 2012
For answer on
17 April 2012
Answered on
19 April 2012
NOMS has commissioned Oxford university to undertake research that will support our understanding of self-harm generally in prison. The study will look at some 140,000 recorded incidents of self-harm between 2004 and 2009. Early findings have been received and we await the final report.Most self-harm is not directly life threatening, although clearly a sign of distress. It can also be extremely difficult for those who have to deal with it. As an individual prisoner-focused care planning system for those at risk, the Assessment Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT) process has helped prisons manage self-harm. There are no easy answers to managing self-harming behaviour but NOMS is committed to managing and finding ways to reduce it.Government investment in prisons in recent years has resulted in a number of improvements in the women's estate: services for women who have misused drugs; programmes to address offending behaviour; in-reach community mental health teams; various resettlement projects, such as accommodation advice and mentoring. The Gender Specific Standards, which were published in April 2008 for implementation in April 2009, cover all areas of regime provision and should enhance improvements that have already been achieved in the care and management of women prisoners, including those vulnerable to suicide and self-harm.Suicide and self-harm prevention strategies specifically for women continue, with a focus on dealing with some of the underlying factors that can lead women to harm themselves. In addition, guidance about meeting the needs of women in prison who have suffered abuse in the past has been disseminated.
Subjects
Women; Prisoners; Prisons; Self-harm
Date
19 April 2012
Reference
103379; 543 c505-6W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many incidents of self-harm by children of each (a) sex and (b) age group were recorded at Medway secure training centre in each month since April 1998; and how many such incidents required external medical assistance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many incidents of self-harm by children of each (a) sex and (b) age group were recorded at Medway secure training centre in each month since April 1998; and how many such incidents required external medical assistance.
Asked by
Tom Brake
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Crispin Blunt
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
6 September 2010
For answer on
8 September 2010
Answered on
14 September 2010
The Youth Justice Board (YJB) requires every establishment to report all incidents of self-harm on a monthly basis. Self-harm is defined as"““any act by which a young person deliberately harms themselves irrespective of the method, intent, or severity of the injury.””"The YJB has collected data against this definition since April 2007. The number of self-harm incidents since April 2007 by (a) gender and (b) age is outlined in the tables 1 and 2 as follows. The third table shows the number of incidents requiring external medical assistance.These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems, which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing and may be subject to change over time.
| Incidents of self harm by gender | ||
|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | |
| April 2007 | 12 | 17 |
| May 2007 | 1 | 10 |
| June 2007 | 6 | 8 |
| July 2007 | 5 | 24 |
| August 2007 | 5 | 26 |
| September 2007 | 6 | 18 |
| October 2007 | 5 | 13 |
| November 2007 | 9 | 3 |
| December 2007 | 4 | 1 |
| January 2008 | 4 | 2 |
| February 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| March 2008 | 5 | 0 |
| April 2008 | 7 | 2 |
| May 2008 | 6 | 1 |
| June 2008 | 4 | 7 |
| July 2008 | 4 | 7 |
| August 2008 | 4 | 7 |
| September 2008 | 0 | 7 |
| October 2008 | 2 | 4 |
| November 2008 | 0 | 6 |
| December 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| January 2009 | 3 | 2 |
| February 2009 | 3 | 5 |
| March 2009 | 4 | 6 |
| Incidents of self harm by age | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | |
| April 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| May 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| June 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| July 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| August 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| September 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| October 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| November 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| December 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| January 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| February 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| March 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Number of self harm incidents requiring hospital treatment | |
|---|---|
| Number | |
| April 2007 | 0 |
| May 2007 | 1 |
| June 2007 | 0 |
| July 2007 | 0 |
| August 2007 | 1 |
| September 2007 | 0 |
| October 2007 | 0 |
| November 2007 | 1 |
| December 2007 | 0 |
| January 2008 | 0 |
| February 2008 | 0 |
| March 2008 | 0 |
| April 2008 | 0 |
| May 2008 | 0 |
| June 2008 | 0 |
| July 2008 | 0 |
| August 2008 | 0 |
| September 2008 | 0 |
| October 2008 | 0 |
| November 2008 | 0 |
| December 2008 | 0 |
| January 2009 | 0 |
| February 2009 | 0 |
| March 2009 | 2 |
Subjects
Self-harm; Medway Secure Training Centre
Date
14 September 2010
Reference
14234; 515 c985-8W
House
House of Commons