22/09/2014 BBC Oxford News

There's been a dramatic risd in the number of young people being

admitted to hospital in Oxfordshire for self`harming.

In the past four years the number who've intention`lly

taken an overdose or physic`lly hurt themselves has risen

Niina Tamura has just moved into a new house in Banbury

at Oxford University, but for a decade her life w`s

If you have to resort to such methods to get some attention then

that is a dysfunctional pattern and you should not be doing that

and that is something that needs to be taken seriously.

So I think never to brush it off because it takes some...

So I think it should always be taken seriously.

Using Freedom of Information laws BBC South has found that in 200 ,

111 children under the age of 18 were admitted for overdoses.

That increased to 132 in 2001 and peaked at 173 last year.

Some of those patients were children as young as eight years old.

Self harm is never completely safe but there are ways

of trying to look after yourself and I think that is something that

is really important for young people to know about while they trx to

I don't think the risk of somebody working out how to self

harm is a big enough reason for us not to talk about it.

Oxfordshire offers tailored support to young people who frequently self

harm including home visits and telephone support.

Also the John Radcliffe Hospital has employed a child psychologist

so mental health assessments can take place more quickly.

It is incredible to me to think that I thought it was never to h`ppen `

I was never going to recover ` but you can recover from these things.

Seven childrens' centres in Swindon are threatened with closure as the

Campaigners are opposing the plans which would see ftnding

cut for around half of the town's children's centres.

Two new facilities would also be built.

A consultation is currently underway.

The long`serving leader of South Oxfordshire District Council,

Ann Ducker, has died following a short hllness.

Ann was first elected as cotncillor for Goring back in 1983.

She went on to serve as leader of the Conservative group,

and also council chairman ` during an unbroken 32 year run.

She was awarded an MBE in recognition of her public

Disabled children from all over the country are taking

part in the National Junior Games this week near Aylesbury.

The competition, at the Stoke Mandeville Stadium, is seen as a big

Adina Campbell has been finding out more.

It is fast, fierce, but more than anything good fun

Zone hockey is just one of many sports on offer herd

Over next four days, 250 chhldren will be competing for medals as

My favourite sport is probably the table tennis.

I'm not very good at it but I enjoy it.

You can get lost in it for hours, it is really fun.

This competition has been running for more than 25 ye`rs.

And the tracks scores from across the country.

But this year there are no competitors from Oxfordshird

Yes it is disappointing that there probably aren't any children

from Oxfordshire or Buckinghamshire going there but there is

an offer there now so that is something to build on.

But these kinds of sports are becoming more accessible.

More than ?300,000 of government funding was put towards helping

young disabled people get involved in sports earlier this year.

There are a lot of opportunhties out there especially within the school

and local community, but also a lot of training opportunities as well to

educate the school sports sdctor more about disability sport and how

to make their sessions more inclusive.

After huge events like the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics

and more recently the Invictus Games it is hard not to feel insphred

The challenge now is to keep encouraging more young people

After more seven years in office, The Bishop of Oxford is to retire

As a way of saying goodbye to his diocese, the Right Reverend

John Pritchard is leading a 10 day pilgrimage along the Thames.

For the Bishop of Oxford this pilgrimage draws

his seven years at the helm of the Oxford diocese towards an

Three miles an hour is kind of the speed of the love of God

It is not rushing, it is a human speed, so you have

lots of good conversations and time to think, and time to

engage with the reality of the world around you ` the landscape.

And also the inscape ` the kind of stuff that is going on inside you.

The route along the Thames Path through Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire

The Right Reverend John Pritchard ` a seasoned walker has journdyed

Himalayas and Sinai desert and all sorts of things.

I'm very much at home getting down and walking.

Quite a long afternoon but we will stop somewhere en route as well

But it has been nice to stop here and just make use

A core of 12 pilgrims are with him on every

Many more joining for just ` day, each with their own reasons to come,

each wanting to share a few moments before the bishop's retiremdnt.

When I saw this pilgrimage advertised it was something I really

wanted to do and I would have liked to h`ve been

It is a time when you can mdet people, fellowship,

He has been a great pastor H think to the whole diocese

and a great leader in prayer and living the way we ought to live

The bishop had heart surgerx just days ago so is spitting

Each mile through his diocese getting closer to a new lifd.

Life as bishop or as a clergy person doesn't stop, as it were, when you

So I shall be doing lots of things, teaching and writing and tr`velling

and being honorary assistant bishop in the North of England.

This has been a great journdy for seven years here in Oxford diocese.

We're back in BBC Breakfast tomorrow morning,

but for now, goodnight, and with the weather here's Sarah Farmer

Hello and a very good evening to xou.

We have a chilly night ahead of us, clear spells overhead too.

And where we have the light winds we will see one or

two patches of mist and fog forming particularly in those rural spots.

Temperatures in our towns and cities down to about eight or nine degrees

but out in the countryside perhaps a touch lower, so we could well see

A nippy start to the day first thing tomorrow morning.

Any mist and fog lingering should ease away

and we are set fine for much of the day with some good sunnx spells

and the cloud beginning to thicken up as we head into the afternoon.

Still pleasant sunshine with highs of 18.

Taking a look ahead and with Wednesday we start perhaps

with some outbreaks of rain but brightening later.

Time to take a look now at your national forecast.

Temperatures are not bad for the time of year.

For much of the UK, this week will stay drier than average and warmer

than average. We normally expect temperatures of around 22 degrees,

but by the end of the week we could get into the low 20s. With clear

skies at this time of year, it does turn chilly through the evening

More cloud in the north, with a weak weather front producing patchy and

light rain. Temperatures should stay in double figures underneath that

area of cloud. To the north and south, we are getting fairly close

to freezing in the countryside, so a chilly start tomorrow morning. Also

the risk of patchy mist and fog especially down to the south-west,

but that should clear by mid-morning.