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Ideal Standards for Policy on Student Self-Harm: What Research and Practice Tells Us
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Matthews, Emily L.; Townsend, Michelle L.; Gray, Annaleise S.; Grenyer, Brin F. S. – School Psychology International, 2021
School communities face challenges in responding effectively to the rising incidence of student self-harm. Evidence-informed guidelines may provide a platform for schools to provide better responses and improve the outcomes of students who engage in self-harm. This paper critically reviews policies published in English targeted for schools or…
Descriptors: School Policy, Guidelines, Evidence Based Practice, Self Destructive Behavior
Childhood Sexual Abuse, Adult Psychiatric Morbidity, and Criminal Outcomes in Women Assessed by Medium Secure Forensic Service
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Dolan, Mairead; Whitworth, Helen – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2013
There is little literature on childhood sexual abuse in women seen by forensic services. A cohort of 225 cases of women seen by forensic services in a medium secure unit in the UK were examined, and childhood sexual abuse and non-childhood sexual abuse cases were compared. Over half the sample had a history of childhood sexual abuse, and 5.6% of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Comparative Analysis
The Formal Support Experiences of Family Carers of People with an Intellectual Disability Who Also Display Challenging Behaviour and/or Mental Health Issues: What Do Carers Say?
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James, Neil – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
This article reports the findings of a literature review of research that has explored the support experiences of family carers of a person with an intellectual disability who displays challenging behaviour and/or has a mental health problem. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the reported experiences of family carers from…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Behavior Problems, Antisocial Behavior, Aggression
Adding Value to Education through Improved Mental Health: A Review of the Research Evidence on the Effectiveness of Counselling for Children and Young People
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Pattison, Sue; Harris, Belinda – Australian Educational Researcher, 2006
This paper is set against the backdrop of an increasing number of strategies and policies developed by the Department for Education and Skills in the U.K. regarding the promotion of positive mental health in schools and the recognition of the value of improving mental health in relation to children's learning, achievement, attendance and…
Descriptors: Recognition (Achievement), Therapy, Literature, Young Adults
Suicide and Deliberate Self-harm in Children and Adolescents. A Research Update. Research Review.
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Kerfoot, Michael – Children & Society, 1996
Reviews research on adolescent suicide and deliberate self-harm. Shows that in the UK suicide is the second most common cause of death among 15- to 24-year-olds, and that deliberate self-harm is linked to depression, substance misuse, and family functioning and precedes one-third of adolescent suicides. Discusses problems in aftercare of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Crisis Intervention
Challenging Behaviour in Schools for Students with Severe Learning Difficulties.
Kiernan, Chris; Kiernan, Diana – 1987
In light of a current movement in England and Wales toward integrating severely retarded students with those having more moderate learning difficulties, results of a survey are reported whose purpose was to identify numbers and characteristics of severely retarded students who exhibit disruptive challenging behaviors, the type of provisions…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Disorders