Self-harm in detention centres on rise

Self-harmin detention centres on rise:

The story said: A recent study commissioned by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship, and carried out by the Social Policy Research Centre at the University of New South Wales, has found that incidents of self-harm and violence are on the rise within Australia’s immigration detention centres.

Did you know? When Amnesty International visited Christmas Island in December 2009, we warned that the remote location of the island and lack of access to mental health services were among the factors leading to extreme detention conditions.
By October 2010, when Amnesty International went back to Christmas Island, conditions had deteriorated sharply. We met men who were reduced to tears within minutes of speaking to us, and other who showed us scars from where they had tried to harm themselves.
Many of the men and women currently in remote detention are survivors of torture and trauma. Long periods of detention are proven to have a particularly negative impact on these vulnerable people.

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