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Pollock, Elaine; O'Shea, Johanna; Killick, Campbell – Child Care in Practice, 2021
Self-harm continues to be a growing concern within adolescence and is a globally recognised public health and social problem. Adolescents living in the community who self-harm are extremely common however less is known about these young people. This study focussed on capturing the voice of young people who engage in cutting behaviour to provide…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Destructive Behavior, Injuries, Adolescents
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McCrystal, Patrick; Higgins, Kathryn; Percy, Andrew – Child Care in Practice, 2005
Twenty-nine young people aged 12-13 years considered to be at a high risk of substance abuse primarily because they no longer attend mainstream school participated in the study by completing a questionnaire designed to obtain information on their drug-using behaviours. The evidence in this paper suggests that many of them are already at a high…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Prevention, Drug Use, Young Adults