Self-Harm in Immigration Detention January to December 2008

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Self-harm in Immigration detention

Self-Harm in Immigration Detention January to December 2008 Incidents of serious self-harm for the whole of 2008 was up 14% on 2007 Formal Self-Harm at Risk down 8.5% in 2008 compared to 2007 [Self Harm in Immigration Detention - January 2007 to December 2007] Self-Harm in Immigration Detention 4th Quarter Oct/Nov/Dec 2008 Number of incidents of Self-Harm requiring medical treatment up 18.75% on previous quarter Individuals on Formal Self-Harm at Risk down 1% on previous quarter Self-Harm in Immigration Detention 3rd Quarter 2008 July/Aug/Sept There were 28 incidents of 'Self-Harm requiring medical treatment' and 342 Individuals on Assessment Care in Detention (AKA Self-Harm at Risk) in July/Aug/Sept 2008 Self-Harm in Immigration Detention 2nd Quarter 2008 April/May/June Incidents of Serious Self-Harm in IRC's up 27% on previous Quarter There were 61 incidents of 'Self-Harm requiring medical treatment' in April/May/June 2008 an increase of 27% on previous quarter Jan/Feb/Mar 2008, 48 incidents. Colnbrook IRC is of grave concern there was 24 incidents of serious Self-Harm a 300% increase on the previous quarter 8 incidents. Yarl's Wood IRC also of grave concern there was 10 incidents of serious Self-Harm a 250% increase on the previous quarter 4 incidents. Numbers of individuals on 'Formal Self-Harm at Risk' were up 50% on the previous quarter. Self-Harm in Immigration Detention 1st Quarter 2008 Jan/Feb/Mar There were 48 incidents of Self-Harm requiring medical treatment in Jan/Feb/Mar 2008 this is an increase of 54% on the last quarter of 2007 Oct/Nov/Dec during which time there were 31 incidents. Oakington IRC, which had only 6 incidents of Self-Harm requiring medical treatment in the whole of 2007, had 9 incidents of serious self-harm in the first 3 months of 2008. Dover IRC suffered an alarming increase of 80% increase in Self-Harm requiring medical treatment in the 1st Quarter of 2008 compared to the last Quarter of 2007 and a 100% increase on the same period last year. 361 Individuals were put on Formal Self-Harm at Risk in Jan/Feb/Mar 2008 a 28% increase on the last quarter of 2007 Oct/Nov/Dec during which time there were 282 incidents. All data obtained under The Freedom of Information Act 2000. Analysis of data by NCADC. Self Harm in Immigration Detention - January 2008 to December 2008 - All data obtained under The Freedom of Information Act 2000

Number of incidents of Self-Harm requiring medical treatment January 2008 to December 2008
	Total	Jan-08	Feb-08	Mar-08	Apr-08	May-08	Jun-08	Jul-08	Aug-08	Sep-08	Oct-08	Nov-08	Dec-08
Campsfield House	8	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	2	0

Colnbrook	53	3	2	3	6	11	7	1	5	5	2	2	6

Dover	37	3	4	11	1	1	4	1	1	3	2	2	4

Dungavel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Harmondsworth	17	0	2	2	1	4	3	1	0	1	1	1	1

Haslar	6	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0

Lindholme	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Oakington	23	2	4	3	4	2	3	0	1	1	0	2	1

Tinsley House	8	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	1	0

Yarl's Wood	26	2	0	2	5	1	4	3	1	1	0	3	4

Subtotal	179	13	12	23	18	21	22	7	11	14	8	14	16

Individuals on Formal Self-Harm at Risk in Immigration Detention January 2008 to December 2008
	Total	Jan-08	Feb-08	Mar-08	Apr-08	May-08	Jun-08	Jul-08	Aug-08	Sep-08	Oct-08	Nov-08	Dec-08
Campsfield House	81	4	10	12	3	5	7	4	12	7	5	5	7

Colnbrook	541	45	7	55	52	52	50	59	52	46	51	23	49

Dover	109	9	13	10	5	4	12	8	8	5	14	10	11

Dungavel	60	1	1	3	4	10	2	3	10	6	6	7	7

Harmondsworth	202	19	27	25	12	21	13	16	11	20	16	18	4

Haslar	44	5	6	10	3	0	3	0	1	4	6	2	4

Lindholme	4	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Oakington	112	15	12	11	10	11	10	6	4	6	7	9	11

Tinsley House	80	7	9	5	8	1	4	8	3	11	11	8	5

Yarl's Wood	171	17	9	12	18	27	13	10	10	11	14	15	15

Sum total	1404	122	96	143	116	131	114	114	111	117	130	97	113

Last updated 11 June, 2009