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“Around 20% of young people have self-harmed. This means that it’s likely that at least one in five young people in every secondary school classroom have self-harmed at some time.”
Mental Health Foundation, June 2025
According to a recent survey from NHS England “Non-suicidal self-harm in 16- to 74-year-olds has increased from 6.4% in 2014 to 10.3% in 2023/24” confirming the need for more work to be done on self-harm prevention. This conference will look at the latest national developments in self-harm interventions including current initiatives to reduce the gap in service provisions. We will also learn from findings from a report into the influence of social media platforms on self-harm and the impact of the Online Safety Act:
“Our findings show that deep and pervasive problems remain in the ways that TikTok and Instagram design and run their products. In the immediate period before regulation took effect, there were evident and widespread systemic failures in how both platforms were protecting children and young people from the palpable risks of harmful content.”
Molly Rose Foundation, August 2025
“Self-harm is one of the common reasons for people going to an acute hospital. On and between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022, 93,895 people were admitted to hospital as an emergency due to self-harm in England (Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, n.d.). The actual number of people who self-harm will be much greater than this as only a minority will go to hospital.”
Patients at risk of self-harm: continuous observation, Health Services Safety Investigations Body, May 2024
Through case studies and expert advice this conference will explore how we can support people who self-harm by ensuring a compassionate approach, understanding the common causes and drivers, as well as supporting and improving practice and support in schools
This conference will enable you to:
Network with colleagues who are working to improve services and outcomes for people who self-harm
Reflect on the Lived Experience of a person who has self-harmed
Learn from outstanding practice in the management of self-harm
Recognise the benefits of a multi-agency approach to supporting children and young people at risk of self-harm
Learn from the ‘Patients at risk of self-harm: continuous observation’ report by the Health Services Safety Investigations Body
Examine what an effective self-harm pathway should look like?
Ensure early identification and intervention in schools
Reflect on findings from research into the influence of social media platforms on self-harm.
Learn from national initiatives into quality improvement in self-harm care provisions
Develop your skills in ensuring a compassionate approach to self-harm
Understand how you can improve the response to self-harm in the emergency department
Identify key strategies for involving and engaging families of people who self-harm
Ensure you are up to date with the latest evidence
Develop strategies to support people to be safe after self-harm
Self assess and reflect on your own practice
Supports CPD professional development and acts as revalidation evidence. This course provides 5 Hrs training for CPD subject to peer group approval for revalidation purposes
