In September 2022, NICE updated its guidance for Self-harm: assessment, management and preventing recurrence.
The updated guidance supports a change in practice to ensure that children, young people, and their families are supported to thrive. As a result, Kent and Medway’s guidance on self-harm was reviewed.
Partners from across Kent and Medway’s health and social care services, voluntary and charity sector, and educational providers met to develop comprehensive guidance for children, young people, young adults and their families.
There are three sections to Kent and Medway’s guidance document:
- a section for professionals who work with children and young people in various settings
- a section providing support and advice for parents, families and carers
- a section which was written with children and young people offering support and advice.