Self-Harm is when someone intentionally hurts themselves as a coping mechanism when dealing with difficult feelings or experiences.
There are many different ways in which a person can intentionally harms themselves and many different reasons as we all have different things that may cause us stress or worry. Samaritans Scotland “believes reducing self-harm is key to suicide prevention”.
The Truth About Self Harm
Where To Get Help for Self Harm
Self Harm – Mental Health Problems
Self Harm Awareness for Young People
Mental health improvement and suicide prevention (Ask, Tell eLearning)
The aim of this 30 minute module is to help people to understand the factors that influence mental health and resilience in children and young people.
This module identifies ways to engage proactively with CYP about mental health, self-harm, and suicide and recognise when to seek help to support those in their care.
Mental health improvement: facilitated session in person
The session plan and guidance notes contains three sets of PowerPoint slides and links to the three animations which focus upon mental health improvement and prevention of self harm and suicide in children and young people
Enable facilitators to deliver an informed level workshop which supports the children and young people’s workforce to develop knowledge and skills in having conversations about mental health, supporting mental health improvement, recognising and tackling stigma, and supporting the prevention of self-harm and suicide in children and young people.
Suicide is the act of intentionally ending one’s life which can be caused by a number of different factors.
Suicide awareness provides people with a greater understanding of mental health and can help reduce the risk of someone experiencing suicidal crisis. Suicide doesn’t stand alone, it’s the result of something going on and together we can learn the warning signs that someone might be feeling suicidal.
Understanding Suicide
Helpline for Mental Health
Suicide Prevention
Help for Suicidal Thoughts
Managing Suicidal Conversations
Samaritans have a choice of dates throughout the year where they deliver online courses via zoom on: Conversations with vulnerable people, Managing suicidal conversations, Listening Skills and Building resilience and wellbeing (cost required).
