Half day conference on self harm for professionals working with young people
(opens in a new window)'Self-harm and suicide prevention in young people: The role of primary care’ Dr Maria Michail, University of Birmingham
Dr Michail discusses research that she led on the development of evidence-based resources to support young people with self-harm or suicidal experiences to seek help from their GP. This presentation talks about the processes that underlie self-harm and suicidal behaviour in young people and the challenges that they face in seeking help and support. The presentation then goes on to describe the development of a Guide to help young people who may be concerned about visiting their GP. The Guide can be found (opens in a new window)here. An academic paper discussing the development of a Safety Planning intervention that GPs can use as a practical way of identifying risks and needs and that help to build a trusting relationship with a young person can be found (opens in a new window)here. This is the first of three presentations comprising a half day conference (November 12th 2021) on ‘Working with children and adolescents engaging in self-harm’ that was organised by Aine French and Eilis Hennessy as part of a NOSP funded research project on ‘The Information and Support Needs of Parents of Young People who Engage in Self-harm’. More details on this and other NOSP funded research projects can be found at (opens in a new window)this link.
(opens in a new window)‘Self-harm in children and its implications’ Dr Galit Geulayov and Professor Keith Hawton, University of Oxford
Dr Geulayov and Professor Hawton present findings from a study on hospital-presenting self-harm in under-13 year-olds from the Multicentre Study of Self-harm in England. It shows that the gender distribution is different from that found for self-harm in adolescents, with a male preponderance in 5-10 year-olds and similar proportions of boys and girls in 11-year-olds. Self-harm was strongly associated with socio-economic deprivation. While, as in older individuals, self-poisoning was the main method of self-harm, particularly dangerous methods were relatively common, especially in boys. The most common problems that the children were facing at the time of self-harm were with families and peers. The presentation will include consideration of clinical and policy implications. The academic paper describing the findings of the study can be downloaded (opens in a new window)here. This is the second of three presentations comprising a half day conference (November 12th 2021) on ‘Working with children and adolescents engaging in self-harm’ that was organised by Aine French and Eilis Hennessy as part of a NOSP funded research project on ‘The Information and Support Needs of Parents of Young People who Engage in Self-harm’. More details on this and other NOSP funded research projects can be found at (opens in a new window)this link.
(opens in a new window)‘The fertile ground in which it grows: understanding the role of stigma, discrimination and harassment as contributors to suicidal distress amongst LGBT+ young people and how to intervene in it.’ Dr Hazel Marzetti, University of Edinburgh
Dr Marzetti’s presentation explores the findings of her research which aimed to gain a better understanding of young lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT+) people's suicidal thoughts and attempts in Scotland. Members of the LGBT+ community are at a disproportionately high risk of suicide compared to their peers. Her research looks at barriers to accessing support as well as what is needed. Dr Marzetti’s thesis can be downloaded (opens in a new window)here. This is the third of three presentations comprising a half day conference (November 12th 2021) on ‘Working with children and adolescents engaging in self-harm’ that was organised by Aine French and Eilis Hennessy as part of a NOSP funded research project on ‘The Information and Support Needs of Parents of Young People who Engage in Self-harm’. More details on this and other NOSP funded research projects can be found at (opens in a new window)this link.