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Closed Mandatory training on self -harm for all those working with young people.

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Training can be either online or from visiting experts booked in to deliver a training session. Our hope is that a greater understanding of self-harm will stop it being a taboo subject, which will result in sufferers asking for and getting the appropriate support they need.

According to The Mental Health Foundation (2018) the UK has the highest self-harm rate of any country in Europe with estimates of 400 in 100,000 people self-harming. Additionally it is noted that the numbers may be higher due to people who do self-harm but do not tell anyone about it. Self-harm can affect anybody but according to NICE (2003) the majority of people who report self-harm are aged between 11 and 25.

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