The cost of hospitalisation for youth self-harm: differences across age groups, sex, Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations

ConclusionsHospitalised self-harm among Australian youth resulted in a substantial cost to the healthcare system. This cost is only part of the overall burden associated with self-harm. The rate of hospitalised self-harm was significantly higher in Indigenous youth, but the associated cost per episode was significantly lower.
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research