An Introduction to Self-harm Prevention in Schools and College

About this training

Research suggests 90% of young people in the UK aged 12-17 do not contact medical or psychological services after self-harming, instead choosing to confide in their peers or a favourite teacher. This offers schools and colleges a unique opportunity to identify early warning signs and embed a safe and supportive environment. However, education staff need to feel empowered and confident to support young people struggling with self-harm.

At Anna Freud, we understand that prevention and early intervention strategies are essential to support student mental health and wellbeing.

Our job is to provide education professionals with the latest research, guidance and practical tools and strategies to enable you to support the young people you’re working with. Join us as we give you an overview of our two brand new training courses launching in the new year; “Responding to a young person who is self-harming” and “Self-harm: Leading whole-school prevention.”

This webinar is for any education professional who is working directly with young people who may be at risk of, or who they are aware are, self-harming.

Attendees are not expected to be mental health or self-harm specialists and are not required to have had previous experience of leading a strategy to prevent self-harm. The webinar will discuss self-harm, mental ill health and potentially distressing topics exploring environmental risk factors.

We understand this maybe upsetting or triggering depending on your own personal or professional connection to the topic. With this in mind, we will also be recording the webinar so delegates will be able to access it at a time they feel safe and comfortable to do so.

Aims of this training

• Understand what self-harm is and is not

• Recognise signs and causes of young people self-harming

• Consider your whole-school or college approach to preventing self-harm

• Support the wellbeing of staff and colleagues directly supporting a young person who is self-harming.

Who is this training for?

This webinar is for any education professional who is working directly with young people who may be at risk of, or who they are aware are, self-harming.

Attendees are not expected to be mental health or self-harm specialists and are not required to have had previous experience of leading a strategy to prevent self-harm.