Self_Harm

Scottish Self-Harm Forum

Penumbra has recently reconvened the Scottish Self-Harm Forum which is a coming together of people with an interest in self-harm. The original Forum has been around for many years but had not met for some time.

Penumbra has agreed to host meetings and provide secretarial support to it for the immediate future. Regular meetings have taken place in the past year and are well attended from a cross range of agencies in both statutory and voluntary sectors. Issues identified for future discussion include:

Awareness Raising
Training
Information Gathering
Identifying needs of young people
Prisons
Evidence/Research
Involving young people
National Inquiry: the next step
Self-Harm Policies and Good Practice
Definitions and terminology
Suicide and Self-Harm
A & E responses
Conferences
NICE Guidelines
Housing
Gender and age issues

We also agreed to organise local Forum meetings at regional venues throughout Scotland in the coming months. Suggested places were:

Glasgow
North Ayrshire
Fife
West Lothian
Aberdeen
Inverness
Dundee
Perth

Following these meetings a small group will meet to draft recommendations on how the work of the Forum can best be taken forward. In the meantime a form is being sent out to interested people to gather information on local involvement in this field and assess areas of interest. A Network Group to examine BME issues is currently being hosted by the Scottish Development Centre for Mental Health - contact Gail Cunningham at SDC for details.

Click here for Scottish Self-Harm Forum member contact details.

Click here to read our Self-Harm Services E-Newsletter.

SCOTTISH SELF-HARM FORUM MEETING DATES FOR 2007
Wednesday 22nd August at Penumbra's Head Office, Norton Park, 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh EH7 5QY. The meeting will start at 1.00 pm.

Wednesday 7th November at Penumbra's Head Office, Norton Park, 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh EH7 5QY. The meeting will start at 1.00 pm.

SCOTTISH SELF-HARM FORUM MEETING DATES FOR 2007 Wednesday 22nd August at Penumbra's Head Office, Norton Park, 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh EH7 5QY. The meeting will start at 1.00 pm.

SCOTTISH SELF-HARM FORUM MEETING DATES FOR 2007
Wednesday 22nd August at Penumbra's Head Office, Norton Park, 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh EH7 5QY. The meeting will start at 1.00 pm.