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A Toolkit for Supporting Children, Young People and Families Affected or Bereaved by Suicide (PDF, 17.1 Mb)
A Toolkit for Supporting Children, Young People and Families Affected or Bereaved by Suicide
Tue, 7 May 2024
This toolkit provides information, from the perspective of children, young people and families who have experienced suicide on how to talk about suicide, self-care and best practice on what schools have done well to support.
This guide provides information for schools and colleges on prevention, intervention and postvention.
Zero Suicide Alliance Full Suicide Awareness Course (20 min)
Tue, 7 May 2024
The ZSA have created an online video that aims to raise awareness of suicide prevention and give you the skills and confidence to help someone who may be considering suicide.
The ZSA have created an online video that aims to raise awareness of suicide prevention and give you the skills and confidence to help someone who may be considering suicide.
R;pple Suicide Prevention Online Tool
Tue, 7 May 2024
R;pple is a digital tool, which if a user searches for harmful content online, they will first be guided through a filter of breathing exercises and then very simple, uncluttered and calmly presented strategies and forums, help lines and mental health services they can access both now and longer term:...
MindEd Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention, Skills for Schools
Tue, 7 May 2024
MindED (login required) have made a range of resources available to support schools with self-harm and suicide. This includes understanding self-harm and suicidal thinking, safety planning and post suicide bereavement.
World Suicide Prevention Day 21 Sessions Managing Critical Incidents within Schools
Tue, 7 May 2024
Leicestershire Educational Psychology Service
As part of the programme delivered by the Start a Conversation team, the Leicestershire Educational Psychology Service shared a session on Managing Critical Incidents within Schools and other Educational Settings.
Samaritans Step by Step Resources
Tue, 7 May 2024
The Samaritans step by step service provides practical support to help schools prepare for and recover from a suspected or attempted suicide.
Coping with Self-Harm - A Guide for Parents and Carers
Tue, 7 May 2024
Developed by researchers at the University of Oxford, this guide includes information on the nature and causes of self-harm and how to support a young person for parents and carers.
Understanding Child Self-Harm
Tue, 7 May 2024
This webpage provides advice to help understand why children and teenagers self-harm, and what you can do to support them.
Young People Who Self-Harm (PDF, 483 Kb)
Young People Who Self-Harm
Fri, 3 May 2024
A useful guide for school staff around understanding and supporting young people who self-harm.
Managing Self-Harm Guidance and Toolkit (PDF, 3.4 Mb)
Managing Self-Harm Guidance and Toolkit
Fri, 3 May 2024
This practical guidance and toolkit on managing self-harm was produced for schools in Cornwall, but it brings together a variety of information on self-harm including the signs, assessing risk and signposting to more advice.
Self-Harm: Assessment, Management and Preventing Recurrence
Fri, 3 May 2024
This guideline covers assessment, management and preventing recurrence for children, young people and adults who have self-harmed. It includes those with a mental health problem, neurodevelopmental disorder or learning disability and applies to all sectors that work with people who have self-harmed....
Understanding Self-Harm in Children and Young People
Fri, 3 May 2024
Leicestershire Educational Psychology Service
Leicestershire Educational Psychology Service: A bitesize video lasting 8 minutes providing an introductory understanding of self-harm in children and young people. It aims to provide information on why children or young people may self-harm and ways of supporting self-harm behaviour through finding...
The Centre for Suicide Research together with colleagues has produced a new resource on Self-harm for School Staff - 'Young people who self-harm: A guide for school staff.'
Start a Conversation
Fri, 3 May 2024
Aims to raise awareness of suicide and signpost to support that is available.
Here parents and carers can access a range of advice from an A-Z guide to support, parents survival guide, starting a conversation with your child and more.
Free guides and workbooks for professionals, parents, young people and others interested in mental wellbeing.