Outside the Box

Outside the Box has produced a report which looks at the experiences of people in Scotland around self-harm – when people intentionally hurt themselves. Self-harm is generally seen as an issue for young people and there are some services for people aged under 21 or 25 in some parts of Scotland. We wanted to find out about the experiences and views of people aged over 25.

People took part in an on-line survey. The contributions were from people who self harm relatives and friends and from workers in a range of services. The next steps and actions points were developed by people who took part in an event and we then checked these out through the website. The suggestions bring together the experience of people who are affected by self-harm, workers in a wide range of services and people with policy or management responsibilities.