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Helping Children and Young People Who Self-Harm: An Introduction to Self-harming and Suicidal Behaviours for Health Professionals

Author(s) : Tim McDougall, Author(s) : Marie Armstrong, Author(s) : Gemma Trainor

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Providing accessible evidence-based advice, this textbook looks at:
* What we mean by self-harm and its prevalence
* The legal background
* What works for young people who self-harm
* What children and young people think about self-harm
* Assessment and interventions for self-harm
* Prevention of self-harm
* Service provision and care pathways

Essential for all those working with children and young people, this textbook contains a glossary of terms, practical strategies and case studies.

Table of Contents
Selected contents: Introduction 1. What do we mean by self harm? 2. Why is self harm common among young people? 3. What works for young people who self harm? 4. What do young people tell us about self harm? 5. Making sense of self harm: the process of assessment 6. Assessing and managing the risk of self harm and suicide 7. Treatments for young people who self harm 8. Involving parents and carers 9. Service provision and care pathways 10. Preventing self harm: a public health priority 11. Self harm and the legal framework