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Hundreds of troops self-harming, new MoD figures reveal
Troops aged under 20 are now harming themselves at twice the rate they were five years ago
HUNDREDS of British troops are self-harming, shocking new figures published by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) revealed yesterday.
Nearly 500 troops have been registered as having self-harmed since records began at the start of the decade, with younger members of the armed forces the most likely to “inflict damage” on themselves.
The figures also show that troops aged under 20 are now harming themselves at twice the rate they were five years ago.
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