Mahmoud Arif

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Mahmoud has a BSc in Psychology from University College London. Mahmoud is interested in improving education and mental health support for children and young people, and has a keen interest in the role of play in learning and development. Mahmoud has experience working across schools with children and young people aged 3-18.

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Suicide and self-harm in children: prevalence rates cause for concern

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In Mahmoud Arif’s debut blog, he and Rasanat Fatima Nawaz summarise a meta-analysis published in The Lancet Psychiatry, which estimated the prevalence rates of self-harm behaviours and suicidal ideation in children aged 12 years and under.

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