Information for Parents: What You Need to Know About Self Injury Expand Cornell Research Program A useful guide for parents detailing recognising self-injury in your child, dealing with the feelings of this discovery, what to say and what not to say as well as how to support your child and help them manage their urges
My Friend Self-Harms - What Should I Do? Expand University of Bath An information sheet for those discovering their friend is self-harming – outlining how you can support your friend as well as yourself
Factsheet on self-injury for parents and guardians Expand LifeSIGNs A useful overview of for parents whose child self-harms – including an explanation of what self-injury is and how to deal with finding out your child self-injures
A Conversation Guide to talking about self-harm Expand Confab This guide provides examples and tips on how to start a conversation about self-injury
Coping with self-harm: A guide for parents and carers Expand University of Oxford Developed by researchers from the University of Oxford, this guide aims to help parents, carers and others to cope when a young person is self-harming – including information about both the nature and causes of self-harm, available help and how to support a young person
Self-Harm - what, who, why and how to help Expand The British Psychological Society Bullet points of the key information needed to understand self-injury
Exploring self-injury Expand Cornell Research Program Cornell Research Program on Self-Injury has developed this valuable information sheet exploring why people self-injure, how it can spread, what the dangers are of self-injury, who it is that are self-injuring and how to detect it
Self Injury: What is it? Expand The National Self Harm Network This leaflet provides a quick yet useful overview of what self-harm is and some common reasons individuals do it
How to prepare for exposing your scars Expand Dr Pooky Knightsbridge This information sheet outlines what could be considered before exposing scars, offers advice on how to prepare you and outlines how others can help
Basic First Aid for Self-Injury Expand The National Self-Harm Network This leaflet provides step by step instructions on what to do in medical emergencies resulting from cuts, burns, overdoes etc
Changing Faces Skin Camouflage: Rebuilding your confidence Expand Changing Faces This leaflet outlines what skin camouflage is and the Changing Faces services that run throughout the UK
Social media is redefining ‘depression’ Expand The Atlantic This news article explores the impact of social media sites on what it means to be depressed
How society makes it worse for people who self-harm Expand Lancaster University This news article outlines how social attitudes are reinforcing the negative beliefs towards people who self-harm
Self-Injury in the Media Expand Cornell Research Program on Self-Injury and Recovery This information sheet is aimed at teachers and parents of those self-injuring exploring teen media usage, portrayals of self-injury in the media, concerns about social contagion and tips on becoming an educated media consumer Whereas this information sheet, also developed by Cornell Research Program on Self-Injury, explores how social media impacts self-injury behaviour
Supporting Children and Young People presenting with self-harming behaviours or intent to self-harm Expand Northamptonshire County Council This booklet covers a number of key issues surrounding responding to self-harm in children and young people including confidentiality, support and training and includes checklists for good practice and risk assessments
Self-harm minimisation in perspective: Teaching and learning guidelines Expand The Tudor Trust and Together This booklet consists of guidelines with the aim of having professionals critically reviewing their own practices and outlines effective ways to implement harm-minimisation approaches
Developing a self-harm policy Expand Stem 4 Self-Harm Provides a template for a self-harm policy in schools and examples of what to put in this policy
Supporting children and young people who self-harm: guidelines for school staff Expand Northamptonshire Children and Young People's Partnership This booklet outlines advice and guidelines on how school staff can respond to finding out a young person – including things to say, information about confidentiality and training. It includes practical tools as well including a checklist for Self-harm procedures and practices and an incident form which can be used when a young person self-harms
Self-harm in children and young people Handbook Expand National CAMHS Support Service This handbook provides basic knowledge and awareness of the facts behind self-harms well as advice about how staff in children’s services can respond
Managing Self-harm in Young People - Royal College of Psychiatrists Expand Royal College of Psychiatrists This report focuses on the role of professionals and provides updated guidance on managing self-harm in young people and key recommendations
NHS guidelines and resources for schools to help support children and young people who self-harm Expand NHS These guidelines aim to support staff in schools, help them better understand self-harm and be more able to offer appropriate support and provides a clear and straightforward starting point for easy reference
Hearing Voices Expand Cwm Taf University Health Board This booklet explores the experience of hearing voices that other people do not hear, how to cope with these voices and provides useful readings and resources
‘Hearing voices led me to self-harm’ Expand BBC News A video interview conducted by the BBC investigating the experience of hearing voices and self-injury
On Edge Self Harm Lesson Plan Resource Pack Expand On Edge This resource pack for teachers and other practitioners working with young people outlines lessons plans designed to give pupils a rounded view of self-harm and the support available - additional resources to accompany the lessons can be found here