Self-Harm and Mental Illness in Children

Some more resources I discovered via a letter from CAMHS. I have corrected the hyperlinks so I hope they work but all of these organisations have useful information for young people, parents, carers and professionals on their website so please explore.

 

Emotional well-being: http://www.youngminds.org.uk and https://www.moodjuice.scot.nhs.uk/

 

Huge Bag of Worries by Virginia Ironside.

The Relax Kids books by Marneta Viegas.

Overcoming Your Child’s Fears and Worries by Cathy Creswell.

 

Apps such as Calm Harm, Head Space.

 

NHS self help guide: https://www.ntw.nhs.uk/pic/leaflets/Self%20Harm%20A4 %202016%20FI NAL.pdf

 

Mind guidehttps://www.mind.org.uk/media/5133002/mind und self-harm singles 4-web.pdf

 

Rethink Mental Illness: https://www.rethink.org/diagnosis-treatment

 

Coping with Self-Harm: A Guide for Parents and Carers (Booklet, Charlie Waller Memorial Trust): https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/cb4de2_5a21680b4112403188e50a6972309449.pdf

 

The National Self-Harm Network Forum: http://www.nshn.co.uk/

 

No Harm Done guide for young people: https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/b5791d_76fce29c6713470e9cee4b8c332f98dd.pdf

 

No Harm Done guide for parents: https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/b5791d_336e08e57fdf4d838783ed67c04df5f1.pdf

 

Recognising and responding to self-harm for professionals: https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/b5791d_336e08e57fdf4d838783ed67c04df5f1.pdf