Self-harm

The statistics for intentional self-harm hospital separations (‘separations’ is a term defining hospitals ending care for a patient) are worse for both Gippsland men and women; the Victorian rate is 43.0 for men and 82.8 for women per 100,000 of population.

For Gippsland men, this rate was 77.9 and for Gippsland women was 148.3.

Wellington women have three times the Victorian female rate, East Gippsland females have twice the Victorian female rate.

East Gippsland and Wellington males have well over twice the state rate.

Latrobe men and women have almost twice the Victorian rates.

Source: Dept of Health & Human Services – Intentional Self-Harm Injury (Public Hospital Separations for Gippsland)