Participants will learn about what motivates a person to self injure and how to approach a person and assist.

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As with all MHFA courses this activity has been developed with significant research evidence informing the curricular. Participants will have the opportunity to practice the skills they learn is a safe learning environment. Self harm can occur at any age. However, this course will be of interest to adults who live or work with adolescents. Mark Smith brings significant experience assisting young people to his delivery of this program.

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What is non-suicidal self-injury?

The term ‘non-suicidal self-injury’ (NSSI) describes a behaviour where a person deliberately or purposefully hurts themselves. It is used to refer to self-injury that is not intended to result in death. When we use the term ‘self-injury’ we are specifically excluding painful or damaging behaviours that are socially accepted or ‘sanctioned’ such as tattooing, piercing or other forms of body art, and cultural practices involving injury.

This course gives participants an opportunity to learn how to help someone who is engaging in self-injury.