4: Self-harm Behaviours and Loneliness: Insights from the OxWell Student Survey

Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH)

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.26537
TRIGGER WARNING: Please be aware that this podcast explores themes around the topic of self-harm.

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In this ‘Insights from the OxWell Student Survey’ episode, Dr. Galit Geulayov and Dr. Rohan Borschmann comment on the findings from the OxWell survey regarding self-harm behaviours as well as informal and formal support for adolescents who self-harm.
The ‘Insights from the OxWell Student Survey‘ series is a new mini-in conversation series that will explore the OxWell study and the impact of its findings for parents, teachers, policymakers and mental health professionals.
Discussion points include:

• What was measured in relation to self-harm in the OxWell student survey.
• Self-harm and loneliness.
• Gender and age differences in self-harm behaviours.
• Types of support accessed by adolescents following self-harm.
• Informal and formal support for adolescents who self-harm.
• Potential implications of the findings and plans for the next OxWell waves regarding self-harm behaviours in adolescents.

OxWell is a large-scale student survey designed to measure the wellbeing of children and young people. It looks at mental wellbeing, anxiety, indicators of vulnerability such as bullying and loneliness, school experience, access to services, safety online and many more areas. It is a joint effort between schools, young people, the NHS, local authorities and the OxWell research team at the University of Oxford’s Department of Psychiatry.