Main description:

A practical guide for parents, teachers, youth workers and others caring for and working with teenagers/young adults who engage in self-harming and have suicidal thoughts - or even attempt suicide. Filled with tips on how to support vulnerable teenagers and increase their self-esteem and resilience, Liz Quish's book: offers a uniquely integrative and holistic approach, focusing on all aspects of well-being: social, emotional and physical outlines the purpose and function of self-harming behaviours and dispels the myths about self-harm while also offering strategies to support a teenager who self-harms offers key insights into suicide risk factors and preventative measures while also providing guidance for those who have lost a loved one through suicide and advice for those supporting a person through a suicide bereavement

Contents:

Understanding self-harm, its purpose and function; Understanding and responding to a suicidal teenager; Appropriate interventions: cognitive behavioural therapy, solution focused therapy and motivational interviewing; Supporting those bereaved by suicide; Parenting a vulnerable teenager; Understanding adolescent development; Importance of diet and nutrition for teenage mental health; Complimentary therapies for supporting teenage mental health