Anyone who assists self-harm could face five-year jail term under new plan

Anyone who assists self-harm could face five-year jail term under new plan

Ministers are seeking to broaden the law to criminalise assisting self-harm online or in person

Assisting self-harm could result in five-year jail term under proposed offence

Anyone who assists someone to self-harm – such as by giving them a blade or pills – could face up to five years in prison under plans for a new

Crackdown on those who assist in self-harm

To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, new measures in the Crime and Policing Bill will protect vulnerable people who are encouraged or assisted to self-harm