Hello & Welcome to the Research Zone podcast, the podcast where we aim to make sense of youth mental health research. Each week, we will talk to a different researcher to learn about their research project, discussing the why, what, where, when and how of their research, and most importantly, how this can benefit us as young people. 

Today I am joined by Abby Russell to chat about school staff’s attitudes and approaches to self-harm. We will cover: 

• Why exploring school staff’s attitudes to self harm is so important
• How Abby conducted research into this area 
• Results from the focus group and questionnaires - what schools are currently doing, facilitators and barriers to implementing change 
• What young people want vs what is actually being delivered 

To find out more about todays topics: 

• SEYLE study
• CHIME research group at University of Exeter
• Children’s Mental Health and Resilience team at University of Cambridge 

If you've found anything talked about today upsetting or triggering, then please reach out for support! You can text YM to 82558, or visit findahelpline.com to find someone to help you with whatever you’re feeling. However you feel, you are never alone. 

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