Helping young people who self-harm

Abstract

Key learning points: For many young people, the function of self-harm is to escape an unbearable emotional state; relief and negative feelings experienced following self-harm can result in a cycle of self-harming behaviour; safety planning is an essential intervention to help young people and their families manage and reduce self-harm.

Citations

Karen Lascelles, Fiona Brand, Annya Alfoadari, 'Helping young people who self-harm' Nursing in Practice; Feb 2017 (no. 94); p. 46-50

Page last reviewed: 12 June, 2025

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Date issued: 2017-02

ID: 40