25 Oct 2019

Self-harm rates on Nauru, Manus Island 'exceptionally high'

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from Radio New Zealand International
Published on 25 Oct 2019 — View Original

By Benjamin Robinson-Drawbridge

The rate of self-harm by asylum seekers held in Nauru is more than 200 times higher than the rate among refugees detained in the Australian community, a new study shows.

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