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NEW guideline | Responding to a student’s self-harm incident, suicidal thoughts or suicide attempt

NEW guideline | Responding to a student’s self-harm incident, suicidal thoughts or suicide attempt

by Cassee Stock -
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The new self-harm, suicidal ideation and suicide attempts – response guideline for schools (PDF 572.3KB) is now available. 

This guideline helps staff when they respond to an incident involving a student who has:

  • self-harmed
  • thought about suicide or harming themselves
  • attempted suicide
  • made a public threat of self-harm or suicide.

Quick guides are also available to cover all the immediate steps you need to take when responding to students in different situations to support their wellbeing and safety:

Find out more about the Self-harm, suicidal ideation and suicide attempts – response guideline for schools on the responding to a student’s self-harm incident, suicidal thoughts or suicide attempt page on EDi.