Teachers lack confidence to help pupils who self-harm, study finds

Joe Lepper
Friday, March 1, 2019

More than eight out of 10 secondary school teachers say they have taught a pupil who they believe self-harms but many lack the confidence and training to support them, a charity survey has found.

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