Self-harm in young people: are nurses listening to patients?

Nurses are witnessing a higher prevalence of self-harm related to mental health in children and young people, says Lin Graham-Ray, designated nurse for looked after children and care-leavers in Merton and Wandsworth CCGs. The nurse consultant was the invited host of the EBN Twitter chat of 3rd January, which emphasized the need for nurses to understand that the problem “is happening all over the place" - she tells Associate Editor of EBN Roberta Heale in this podcast. Lin advocates listening and keeping the communication going with patients, from the privileged perspective of a nurse, as the key to prevention of self-harm in young people. Read the full chat: https://storify.com/EBN_BMJ/self-harm-with-young-people. You can join the bi-monthly EBN Online Journal Chats on Twitter by searching for #ebnjc. Follow Evidence-Based Nursing on Twitter: @EBNursingBMJ.

For more information on the subjects covered in this podcast visit the Evidence-Based Nursing website (http://ebn.bmj.com/) and the blog (https://blogs.bmj.com/ebn/2017/12/29/self-harm-and-young-people).