Research Article

Thoughts of suicide and self-harm: A national study on young people presenting to non-paediatric acute hospitals in Ireland

Published in: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Volume 36 , issue 3 : Entrepreneurship and Africa’s Cultural Context , 2024 , pages: 402–414
DOI: 10.2989/17280583.2025.2489157
Author(s): Katerina Kavalidou , Ireland, James O’Mahony University College Cork, Ireland, Sally-Ann Lovejoy , Ireland, Fiona McNicholas University College Dublin, Ireland, Vincent Russell , Ireland,
Keywords: adolescents, emergency department, Ireland, self-harm, self-harm ideation, suicidal ideation,
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Abstract

Background: In Ireland, acute hospital emergency departments (ED) become the default service for youth aged 16 to 18 years; and in the absence of paediatric EDs, for youth under 16 years. No previous research has explored adolescent presentations to non-paediatric hospitals with thoughts of self-harm or suicide at a national level.
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