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If Your Child is Harming Themselves
The information and links below offer support to you as a parent/carer when supporting your child who is harming themselves, or thinking about harming themselves.
Open Minds (CAMHS)
You can refer your child to Open Minds (CAMHS) if your child is under 18 and is harming themselves or thinking about harming themselves. Open Minds (CAMHS) in Calderdale provide specialist mental health support for children and young people. Phone 01422 300 001 for help and advice.
Is your child harming or hurting themselves?
This leaflet provides you and your child with some top tips, useful resources and links to local support services here in Calderdale.
Self harm action plan: This action plan aims to help children and young people recognise what may trigger their self-harming, what their warning signs are and what they need to do on a daily basis to minimise their self-harming behaviours.
Self-harm distraction techniques: Here are some distraction techniques that children and young people can use when they are feeling anger, fear, numb, shame, self-hatred and when they need control.
Self Harm Distraction TechniquesDownload
Coping with self-harm: A Guide for Parents and Carers
This guide provides information for parents and families about self-harm and its causes and effects. It is based on current research on self-harm and on the interviews with parents whose children self-harmed. It contains quotes from them with advice for other parents as well as evidence-based information and links to sources of help.
Young Minds – No Harm Done
The project is aimed at young people who are self harming or at risk of self harming, their parents and the professionals working with them. As part of No Harm Done, a series of resource packs were created for young people, parents and professionals. To access the resource pack for parents please click here.
How can I support someone who has self harmed?
You may have spotted someone’s self-harm rather than them telling you about it. The most important thing is to be there for someone, and to listen.
Is your child expressing suicidal thoughts?
This leaflet provides you and your child with some top tips, useful resources and links to local support services here in Calderdale.
West Yorkshire & Harrogate Suicide Bereavement Service
NHS England has provided funding for a suicide bereavement service across West Yorkshire and Harrogate. The project is run by Leeds Mind and informed by the Leeds Suicide Bereavement Service. The workers have their own personal experience of suicide bereavement. You can access support. They provide 1:1 support and peer support groups.
Papyrus – Prevention of Young Suicide
Papyrus is a national charity for the prevention of young suicide. They deliver awareness and prevention training, provide confidential support and empower young people to lead suicide prevention activities in their own communities.
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