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2018 Population Health Dashboards <br />Orange County, NC <br />6- SUMH18 <br /> <br /> <br />Mental Health and Self Harm in NC <br />00 <br />Summary: <br />There were more than 40,000 NC ED Visits due to self-inflicted injuries during the period January 1, 2012 – September 30, 2015 <br />(111.8 per 100,000 person-years). Females were more likely to visit a NC ED for treatment of self-inflicted injuries than males <br />(126.8 versus 96.0 ED visits per 100,000 person-years, respectively). Teenagers 15-19 years of age had the highest rate of NC ED <br />visits due to self-inflicted injuries (291.9 per 100,000 person-years), followed by individuals aged: 20-24 (221.5), 25-34 (177.6), <br />35-44 (143.8) and 45-54 years of age (118.7). These data support patterns seen in YRBS data in Orange County that show youth, <br />and particularly young women are at an increased risk for mental health issues and self-harm. <br /> <br /> Unadjusted Rates of Self-Inflicted Injury-Related NC ED Visits, <br />2012-2015 <br />Unadjusted Rates of Self-Inflicted Injury-Related NC ED Visits, <br />Stratified by Sex and Age Group, 2012-2015 <br />Teenagers 15-19 years of age had the highest <br />rate of NC ED visits due to self-inflicted injuries <br />(291.9 per 100,000 person-years), 2015-2017. <br />Source: NC DETECT Report on Violent <br />Injuries Treated in North Carolina <br />Emergency Departments, 2012-2015 (2017) <br /> <br />Females were more likely to visit a NC ED for <br />treatment of self-inflicted injuries than males, <br />supporting patterns seen in YRBS that show <br />young women are at an increased risk for mental <br />health issues and self-harm.