Supporting your child: Self-harm and Suicide

The term 'self-harm' or 'self-injury' usually refers to someone causing themselves harm. Self-harm is often a physical response to emotional pain and/or intolerable experiences. It
can also include self-neglect and engaging in risk taking behaviour.

Self-harm has a function for every individual who self-harms and stopping is not always straightforward even when they may want to.

About this guide

This guide has been created following discussions with parents who have experience of supporting a young person struggling with their mental health.

The aim of this guide is to provide information and guidance and to help parents cope with a young person who is struggling with thoughts of suicide. To reassure them that they are not alone.

There is help and there is HOPE.

This guide has been commissioned by parents who lost their 15 year old son to suicide and who want to help others.

Dedicated to Max. #Forever15

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