Table 1 Sources of help contacted before and after most recent episode of DSH by adolescents with a lifetime history of DSH
From: Help-seeking before and after episodes of self-harm: a descriptive study in school pupils in England
Source of help beforehand | Source of help afterwards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 558* | N = 137* | N = 421* | N = 526* | N = 133* | N = 393* | |
N (%) | Male (%) | Female (%) | N (%) | Male (%) | Female (%) | |
Friend | 221 (40) | 46 (34) | 175 (42) | 246 (47) | 57 (43) | 191 (49) |
Someone in your family | 58 (11) | 10 (8) | 48 (12) | 118 (23) | 25 (20) | 96 (25) |
Telephone helpline | 39 (8) | 5 (4) | 34 (9) | 15 (3) | 4 (3) | 11 (3) |
Teacher | 33 (6) | 8 (6) | 25 (6) | 26 (5) | 9 (7) | 17 (5) |
Psychologist/psychiatrist | 26 (5) | 8 (6) | 18 (5) | 39 (8) | 13 (10) | 28 (8) |
GP/Doctor | 18 (4) | 2 (2) | 16 (4) | 37 (8) | 9 (7) | 29 (8) |
Social worker | 16 (3) | 7 (6) | 9 (2) | 20 (4) | 6 (5) | 15 (4) |
Drop-in/advice centre | 10 (2) | 2 (2) | 8 (2) | 7 (1) | 2 (2) | 5 (1) |
Any other source | 45 (9) | 9 (7) | 36 (9) | 20 (4) | 7 (6) | 14 (4) |