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Children and young people

Resources for children and young people and those supporting them

There is a range of guidance and resources for professionals working to support children, young people and families with self-harm and suicide prevention. These include child friendly safety plans, coping strategies and apps to support wellbeing. 

Helplines for children and young people

Many people, including children and young people experience times of emotional distress or worry during their lives. Sometimes children and young people struggle to know whether their feelings are normal or how to access help to manage them. 
 
Click here to access a list of places where children, young people and their families can get help and support.

Suicide and the media

We work with the Samaritans Media Advisory Service in assisting our local media to deliver information sensitively when reporting on suicide and suicidal behaviour.

Click here to find out more and access a range of guidance.

Online Harms

Samaritans have launched an online harms advisory service, providing free and confidential specialist advice on issues relating to self-harm and suicide content online.

Click here to find out more and access useful resources.

Suicide Safer Communities

Building communities where people are safe from suicide brings together shared actions towards preventing suicide. Building a Suicide Safe Community demonstrates that we are all taking our responsibility seriously, playing our part, that it is not all down to the individual and that our community is looking out for people.