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Although self-harm can feel difficult to talk about, many of us experience it. With understanding, support and time, recovery is possible. Learn more about self-harm, why it can happen, and how to find support for yourself or someone you care about. 

Self-harm is when you hurt yourself on purpose. It can be a way of dealing with painful or overwhelming feelings, expressing distress, feeling something when you're numb, or trying to regain a sense of control.

It can take lots of different forms. Sometimes it’s clear that something is a form of self-harm. But other times, you might find yourself doing harmful things and not think of it as ‘self-harm’.

Self-harm | Advice for young people | Get help | Young Minds

People that can help

Milton Keynes CAMHS:

A referral can be made into CAMHS by another professional e.g.GP, Health Visitor, Teacher or the young person can self-refer by contacting our Single Point of Access (SPA) Team on 01908 724228 or by emailing

Parents and Carers can also contact GP, CAMHS/Community School Nurse/GP for advice and support.

For more Information and support please visit our "How you Feel Matters Page" 
How you feel matters in Milton Keynes | Milton Keynes City Council

Self-Injury Support run a women’s helpline, text service and webchat support. You can contact their helpline on 0808 800 8088, the text service on 07537 432 444 and access webchat through their website. These services are all open 7pm – 9.30pm, Tuesday – Thursday. There are also lots of resources and self-help links on their website.

Healthy Young People’s Network (HYPN) Milton Keynes Research and Resources

The HYPN steering group and local public health Children and Young People’s team have put together a range of useful, relevant resources and research to support Children and Young people’s Health and Wellbeing in Milton Keynes. 

Service Six, Milton Keynes - Opal project

The OPAL Project is supporting children and young people in Milton Keynes aged 10-18 who are using Self Harm and Risk Taking Behaviours to become stronger, understand their feelings and to cope better with every day situations and live a healthier and happier life.

Service Six- Milton Keynes Please find further information here.

Self-Harm Toolkit

Self Harm Toolkit for professionals, Parents Carers and Young People from Healthy Young People’s Network. 
Please follow this link to access the Self-Harm Toolkit.

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