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Publication - Strategy/plan

Self harm strategy and action plan 2023 to 2027

Published
28 November 2023
Directorate
Mental Health Directorate
Part of
Health and social care
ISBN
9781835215036

Scotland's first dedicated self-harm strategy and action plan aims for anyone affected by self-harm, to receive compassionate support, without fear of stigma or discrimination. It is jointly owned by Scottish Government and Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA).

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Footnotes

1. Responding to Self-Harm in Scotland Final Report

2. Hidden Too Long: uncovering Self-Harm in Scotland | Samaritans Scotland

3. The Scottish Health Survey 2021 - volume 1: main report - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

4. The truth about self-harm | Mental Health Foundation

5. The Scottish Health Survey 2021 - volume 1: main report - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

6. Self-harm in adolescents: self-report survey in schools in Scotland | The British Journal of Psychiatry | Cambridge Core

7. Sarah. A, Cassidy et al, Advancing Our Understanding of Self-harm, Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours in Autism, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (2020)

8. Stonewall Report on LGBT in Britain

9. Care experienced children and young people’s mental health | Iriss

10. Understanding the scale of mental health needs in Scotland’s prison population - Prison population: mental health needs - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

11. Living with Borderline Personality Disorder - New Report | Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland (mwcscot.org.uk)

12. What factors are associated with self-harm in childhood? (publichealthscotland.scot)

13. What factors are associated with self-harm in childhood? (publichealthscotland.scot)

14. The Scottish Health Survey 2021 - volume 1: main report - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

15. Creating Hope Together: suicide prevention strategy 2022 to 2032 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

16. The Scottish Mental Illness Stigma Study: Final Report: September 2022 (seemescotland.org)

17. The Scottish Mental Illness Stigma Study: Final Report: September 2022 (seemescotland.org)

18. What factors are associated with self-harm in childhood? (publichealthscotland.scot)

19. Suicide Prevention - FNL FILE (lgbthealth.org.uk)

20. Hidden Too Long: uncovering Self-Harm in Scotland | Samaritans Scotland

21. see-me-scottish-mental-illness-stigma-study-final-report-sep-2022.pdf (seemescotland.org)

22. Self-Harm Network Scotland training and NES resources

Contact

Email: amy.mcluskie@gov.scot

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