'Struggling to cope': child suicide rates may rise as intentional self-poisoning rates double

There were more than 30,000 deliberate self-poisonings in children aged five to 19 over a decade

The number of Australian children deliberately poisoning themselves with drugs like paracetamol and antidepressants has doubled in the past decade, which medical experts say may predict a future rise in youth suicide rates.

The authors of the study, published in the medical journal BMJ Open on Thursday, said the findings suggest a generation struggling to cope.

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