Step by Step - self-harm help resources

Step by Step - self-harm help resources

Lloyd's Charities Trust

Samaritans' Step By Step service includes resources on dealing with suicide or self-harm. Alternatively, you can view these resources for:

These resources have been developed by our partner organisations with expertise on self-harm, suicide and working with young people, their families and schools.


 Samaritans logo1. Dealing with self-harm

Author: Samaritans
Audience: young people, parents and families, education professionals

Mental Health Foundation2. The truth about self-harm… for young people and their friends and families

Author: Mental Health Foundation
Audience: young people, parents and families

This booklet is for anyone who wants to understand self-harm among young people – why it happens, how to deal with it, and how to recover from what can become a very destructive cycle.

  • Understanding self-harm
  • Getting help
  • Talking about self-harm

 

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3. What are CAMHS?Young Minds logo

Author: YoungMinds
Audience: young people

This leaflet explains what happens and what to expect when you are referred to CAMHS.  CAMHS is shorthand for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and covers many teams and services with different types of staff working in them.

  • Why are young people referred to CAMHS?
  • Who, when and where?
  • What are mental health disorders?
  • What happens next?

 

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Related information

Step by Step introduction

Providing local support

Resources for dealing with suicide

Resources for dealing with self-harm

Step by Step background

 

Further Information

For further information please contact Sam Oakley, Development Officer,
on +44 (0)208 394 8286 or email stepbystep@samaritans.org

 

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