---
title: 'Guide to self-harm in children'
url: 'https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/self-harm/guide-to-self-harm-in-children'
markdown: 'https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/self-harm/guide-to-self-harm-in-children.md'
date: '2026-09-13'
taxonomy:
  tag:
    - 'Self Harm'
  type:
    - Guide
  category:
    - 'Mental Health'
---

# Guide to self-harm in children

## Understanding self harm through film

 ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/05.mental-health/05.self-harm/understanding-self-harm/self-harm.jpg)### Understanding Self-Harm

[Understanding Self-Harm](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/self-harm/understanding-self-harm)

## Real families, Real stories

 ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/05.mental-health/05.self-harm/emilys-journey-from-self-harm-to-recovery/emiy-self-harm.jpg)### Emily's Journey from Self-Harm to recovery

[Emily's Journey from Self-Harm to recovery](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/self-harm/emilys-journey-from-self-harm-to-recovery)

## Tips for Parents and Carers

 ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/05.mental-health/05.self-harm/self-harm-in-children/emiy-self-harm.jpg)### Self Harm in Children

[Self Harm in Children](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/self-harm/self-harm-in-children)

## Tips for Teachers

 ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/03.toolkit/04.school-life/tips-for-teachers/supporting-a-pupil-who-is-self-harming/loneliness-and-secrecy-fuel-self-harm.webp)### Supporting a pupil who is self-harming

[Supporting a pupil who is self-harming](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/school-life/tips-for-teachers/supporting-a-pupil-who-is-self-harming)

## Articles and insights

 ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/05.mental-health/05.self-harm/self-harm-in-children-what-you-need-to-know/self-harm.png)### Self-harm in children: what you need to know

[Self-harm in children: what you need to know](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/self-harm/self-harm-in-children-what-you-need-to-know)

 ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/05.mental-health/05.self-harm/how-loneliness-and-secrecy-deepen-self-harm-struggles-in-young-people/loneliness-and-secrecy-fuel-self-harm.webp)### How Loneliness and Secrecy Deepen Self‑Harm Struggles in Young People

[How Loneliness and Secrecy Deepen Self‑Harm Struggles in Young People](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/self-harm/how-loneliness-and-secrecy-deepen-self-harm-struggles-in-young-people)

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