, a new report from the University of Melbourne has found.
In particular, 260 of 1,000 asylum seekers on Nauru exhibited signs of self-harm and 54 people detained on Manus Island. Lead author, Kyli Hedrick said that while these rates are already very high, she believed the actual rates could be even higher."Inconsistent reporting processes, especially in offshore detention are contributing factors as to why." Ian Rintoul from Refugee Action Coalition said the high self-harm rates were unsurprising.
“Compared to rates observed in the general Australian community, and among asylum seekers in community-based settings, our research shows detained asylum seekers are at most risk,” she said.
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