The unseen cost of suicide and self-harm

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The Self Harm summit underway in Sydney

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The rates of self harm among young women are on the rise -- both here in Australia and overseas. A summit of world experts has been meeting in Sydney to discuss the mental health illness that's not widely talked about. And a warning - this story references self harm.

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