Mental health disorders in children and adolescents are highly prevalent yet undertreated. A
detailed understanding of the reasons for not seeking or accessing help as perceived by …

Background Evidence reports that schools influence children and young people's health
behaviours across a range of outcomes. However there remains limited understanding of …

Adolescent self‐harm is recognized as a serious public health problem; however, there is
little reliable comparative data on its prevalence or characteristics, or on the extent of help …

Background: Researchers are currently investigating the feasibility, acceptability, and
efficacy of digital health interventions for people who experience severe mental health …

Rationale Self-harm in young people is of significant clinical concern. Multiple
psychological, social and clinical factors contribute to self-harm, but it remains a poorly …

Many young people who engage in self-harm do not seek help from health services. For
those that do, emergency departments (EDs) are a key point of contact. Substantial gaps …

Background Little is known about the perceived acceptability and usefulness of supports that
adolescents have accessed following self-harm, especially since the onset of the COVID-19 …

Background Research and clinical outcomes that matter to people with lived experience can
significantly differ from those outcomes studied by researchers. To inform a future Cochrane …

What makes young people—most often young women—inflict damage on their own bodies?
Epidemiological studies drawing on surveys have estimated incidence and identified risk …

Objective: Self-harm is an important public health issue in the UK. Young people who self-
harm frequently feel misunderstood, and unable to access help. Improving understanding is …