The Mental Elf

The Mental Elf


Keith Hawton and Ellen Townsend

September 19, 2019

Prof Keith Hawton from the Centre for Suicide Research at the University of Oxford: "Self-harm in children and adolescents: An update on key issues."

New guide for parents who are coping with their child's self-harm: 'You are not alone' www.ox.ac.uk/news/2015-12-01-new-guide-parents-who-are-coping-their-childs-self-harm-you-are-not-alone

Prof Ellen Townsend from the University Of Nottingham: "Young people and self-harm: are we listening?" Ellen tells us about the Card Sort Task for Self-Harm: a novel assessment framework to help understand the complexity of self-harm and helps young people understand and communicate about their self-harm, and can help researchers and frontline workers listen to young people effectively.