In my last article, we looked at the distressing increase in self-harm in adolescents, and the ensuing associated problems, including depression, sleep problems, psychological distress and suicide risk (Making time to stop self-harm, SecEd, September 2017: http://bit.ly/2xlYgJe).
We also learned that educational settings play a critical role in promoting wellbeing in young people, and that PSHE lessons, in particular, could provide a means of tackling this growing problem.
So what should that include? First of all, it is important to identify some of the reasons why young people self-harm; by recognising their own triggers or situation, self-harmers can take the first step towards accepting that there is a valid reason for their behaviours, and get help for the root cause.
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