Self-Harm

1 in 5 children aged between 10-18 years is self-harming and the numbers being admitted into hospital is rising - particularly in younger children. As parents what do we need to know about self-harm? What causes it and how we can help our children and teens if they self-harm? Here are the highlights: (1:15) What is self-harm? (3:30) What are the signs to look out for? (6:30) 1 in 5 children is initially self-harming (7:55) Why do children and teens self-harm? (13:20) What to do in the immediate and short-term (21:00) Medium-term action points (24:20) Look at the fundamental roots of why they have self-harmed 💚 Let's grow our village together, please share this episode with at least one friend 💚 Complete the listener poll to let me know what you'd like in future episodes 💚 You can watch the Bucket Emptying Episodes on Youtube 💚 Access the free resources mentioned in the episodes 💚 Join our campaign One Million Moments to reduce the number of children struggling with mental health challenges from 17% to 10% by 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.