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Award ID: NIHR205363
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DIVERT: Co-producing a distress tolerance intervention to reduce self-harm episodes in young people
Plain English Summary:
Aims To work with children, adolescents, parents/carers and mental health professionals to understand how a self-soothe box can help children/adolescents
to reduce self-harming and make guidelines for its use. Background Some children/adolescents harm themselves to manage difficult thoughts and feelings;
the COVID pandemic has made this worse. It is not easy for children and adolescents to ask for help, but if they do, often they don t get help qui...
to reduce self-harming and make guidelines for its use. Background Some children/adolescents harm themselves to manage difficult thoughts and feelings;
the COVID pandemic has made this worse. It is not easy for children and adolescents to ask for help, but if they do, often they don t get help qui...
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Abstract:
Research question: What are the core components and mechanisms required for a self-soothe box intervention for children and young people (CYP)
experiencing self-harm Background: Self-harm rates among young people are high, having increased during the COVID pandemic, and NHS services are
struggling to provide the necessary support. There is an urgent need for accessible self-help interventions for young people with thoughts of self...
experiencing self-harm Background: Self-harm rates among young people are high, having increased during the COVID pandemic, and NHS services are
struggling to provide the necessary support. There is an urgent need for accessible self-help interventions for young people with thoughts of self...
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Award:
£153,745.00
Start Date:
April 2024
End Date:
June 2025
Contracting Organisation:
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