Teach secondary age kids? You might find these resources useful

The Samaritans have put together a resource pack called DEAL - Developing Emotional Awareness and Learning which is designed to be used in schools with14-16 year-olds. You can download free resources and also find out about their Suicide and Self-Harm Service for schools if you click here.

If you are a healthcare worker or a youth leader or you work with young people who self-harm, the charity FirstSigns has a professionals forum for people to share their experiences and learn from each other. FirstSigns also runs training packages: click here to read more.

FirstSigns also offers a downloadable factsheet for teachers as well as guidance on writing a self-harm school policy: click here to read more.

 

Thanks to FirstSigns for the worksheets and guidance.