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Caring for a community
- Author:
- ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Publication year:
- 1988
- Pagination:
- Var. pagination, folio.
- Place of publication:
- London
Series of briefing papers covering current developments and changes in psychiatric care.
Managing self-harm in young people
- Author:
- ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 28
- Place of publication:
- London
Provides updated guidance on managing self-harm in young people up to the age of 18, including young people who have an intellectual disability. Focusing on professional responses to clinical need, this report primarily addresses broad matters such as professional roles and links and pathways between professionals. It also addresses service arrangements and links between services. The report begins with an overview of the commissioning services across the UK, briefly examines risk factors and reviews the evidence on young people’s experiences of services. It then examines the presentation of self-harm in the community, discussing the role of professionals, including general practitioners and school staff, and acute presentation to hospital, including roles and responsibilities of involved staff. The impact of digital technology on self-harm in young people is examined. The report makes a series of recommendations, including: ensuring that front-line professionals are able to carry out the basics of a mental health risk assessment; involving young people who self-harm in the planning and delivery of training for professionals; and ensuring that good-quality care is provided in a non-judgemental, confidential manner, respecting the young person and their family with a view to emotionally supporting recovery and treatment. (Edited publisher abstract)