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Navigating an unfamiliar world: how parents of young people who self‐harm experience support and treatment

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By Anne Stewart, Nicholas D. Hughes, Sue Simkin, Louise Locock
| Color Research & Application Verified
Self‐harm in young people is a common reason for contact with clinical services. However, there is little research focusing on parents’ perspectives of care following self‐harm. The aim of this study was to explore parents’ experiences of treatment and support for the young person and for themselves. A qualitative design was used to explore parents’ perspectives. Semi‐structured narrative interviews were conducted across the UK with 37 parents of young people who had self‐harmed.
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Navigating an unfamiliar world: how parents of young people who self-harm experience support and treatment

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By Anne Stewart, Sue Simkin, David Gunnell, Keith Hawton, Nicholas D. Hughes, Louise Locock, Anne Ferrey, Navneet Kapur
| Color Research & Application Verified
Self-harm in young people is a common reason for contact with clinical services. However, there is little research focusing on parents’ perspectives of care following self-harm. The aim of this study was to explore parents’ experiences of treatment and support for the young person and for themselves. A qualitative design was used to explore parents’ perspectives. Semi-structured narrative interviews were conducted across the UK with 37 parents of young people who had self-harmed.
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Suicide by burning barbecue charcoal in England

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By Keith Hawton, Ying-Yeh Chen, Olive Bennewith, Sue Simkin
| Journal of Public Health Verified
Background Suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning from burning barbecue charcoal has become a common method of suicide in several Asian countries over the last 15 years. The characteristics of people using this method in Western countries have received little attention. Method We reviewed the inquest reports of 12 English Coroners (11% of all Coroners) to identify charcoal-burning suicides.
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