When Rhiannon, 14, started cutting her arms with a craft knife from a kitchen drawer, she found it a form of release after her parents divorced. For two months she continued to hurt herself, always being sure to cover her scars with her sleeve.
But in her heart she knew she couldn’t carry on causing such painful physical damage in a bid to ease emotional hurt. She approached a member of staff from a student support unit at school to confide in. And the school’s action was swift.
Rhiannon’s mum Nickie explained: “I was called in for a meeting that day. A mentor was appointed for my child and a counsellor was directed to us as a family.
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