Financial Stress Amongst People Who Self-Harm in Sri Lanka.
Blessing NyakutsikwaPeter James TaylorKeith HawtonRob PooleManjula WeerasingheKalpani DissanayakeSandamali RajapakshePramila HashiniMichael EddlestonFlemming KonradsenPeter HuxleyCatherine RobinsonMelissa PearsonPublished in: Archives of suicide research : official journal of the International Academy for Suicide Research (2024)
The results indicate that financial stress is commonly reported amongst individuals presenting to hospital with non-fatal self-harm in Sri Lanka, especially women. The research highlights a need to attend to financial stress both within self-harm prevention and aftercare.