{"id":21000,"date":"2024-10-10T14:29:41","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T13:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/?page_id=21000"},"modified":"2025-05-01T16:36:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T15:36:25","slug":"preventing-self-harm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/send-local-offer\/preparing-for-adult-life-ages-14-25-years\/living-independently\/keeping-yourself-safe\/preventing-self-harm\/","title":{"rendered":"Preventing self-harm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you\u2019re feeling overwhelmed, it\u2019s important to reach out for help. Here are some steps you can take:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Talk to someone<\/strong>: Share your feelings with a trusted adult or friend.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Find healthy outlets<\/strong>: Activities like drawing, writing, or sports can help manage stress.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Create a safety plan<\/strong>: Have a plan in place for when you feel like you might harm yourself.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Understanding Self-Harm<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nspcc.org.uk\/keeping-children-safe\/childrens-mental-health\/self-harm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">: Learn about the reasons behind self-harm and how to recognise the signs NSPCC<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Getting Help<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mind.org.uk\/for-young-people\/feelings-and-experiences\/coping-with-self-harm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">: Find out how to talk to someone about self-harm and where to get support Mind<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re feeling overwhelmed, it\u2019s important to reach out for help. Here are some steps you can take:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":981,"featured_media":0,"parent":6253,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-guides.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-21000","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-16 23:12:27","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/981"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21000"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21000\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21155,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21000\/revisions\/21155"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}