Better Services for People who Self-Harm: Quality Standards for Healthcare Professionals, Feb 2006, Royal College of Pscychiatrists
A selection of documents below:-
In England, self-harm is one of the most frequent reasons for general hospital admission. It accounts for at least 150,000 presentations to general hospitals each year. Self-harm can occur because of a wide range of psychiatric, psychological, social and physical problems and there are strong associations between self-harm and risk of subsequent suicide. Good clinical care following self-harm is essential. Yet the standards of hospital care for this patient group are highly inconsistent and often very unsatisfactory. In some hospitals, fewer than half of patients who self-harm receive a psychosocial assessment, and aftercare is very patchy indeed. Thankfully, recognition of this problem has in recent years resulted in concerted efforts to improve care, including guidance from the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and the guideline for the short-term management of people who self-harm produced by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence in 2004 (NICE) . Professor Keith Hawton, Director, Centre for Suicide Research, University of Oxford Consultant Psychiatrist, Oxfordshire Mental Healthcare NHS Trust
Service User Information: Distraction Techniques, Self-Harm limiting the damage leaflet, Basement Project Self-Harm Fact Sheet, Helplines and Support lines, Understanding the NICE guidance
Better Services for People Who Self-Harm – Service User Handbook, May 2007
Newsletter September 2007 Newletter May 2007
Self Help groups for Self-Harmers
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