News March 2022

Self Harm in Children

Self harm is when someone hurts themselves on purpose. There are many reasons why someone might self-harm.

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Deliberate self-harm is where an individual hurts or injuries themselves to release or cope with big emotions or to just distract themselves.

For children, the world can be a scary place which is filled with big feelings and worries that they might not understand or know how to cope with. In these times children and young people do whatever they can do to manage these emotions, this could be anger outbursts, withdrawing or even deliberate self-harming.

Below are some Do’s and Don’ts if you find out your child has been self harming:

Do’s: