Responding to a young person who is self-harming

About this training

This training explores the risk factors that make young people vulnerable to self-harm and gives practical strategies you can use in your setting to support a young person who is self-harming.

Members of secondary school or college pastoral teams and support staff working directly with young people at risk of or who they are aware are self-harming.

Please note: Our two self-harm training courses are role-specific, please see the ‘Who is this training for?’ section for guidance, or email us at school.training@annafreud.org if you're unsure.

Aims of this training

By the end of this training, you will be able to:

• understand what self-harm is and is not

• recognise the causes, triggers, and cycles of self-harm

• be prepared with helpful responses to young people who self-harm

• know how to manage the risk of self-harm

• be aware of the importance of staff wellbeing when supporting others.

Who is this training for?

Members of secondary school or college pastoral teams and support staff who work directly with young people at risk of, or known to be, self-harming.