Making sense of it: A guide for whānau of children who self-harm

Are you supporting a young person who harms themselves? We are looking for parents, caregivers and whānau members of young people who self-harm to help us develop a resource for use here in Aotearoa.

What's involved?

We want to understand more about what information those supporting a rangatahi/young person who harms themselves need so that we can develop a helpful resource for adults in the same situation.

We are conducting whānau hui in the next few months.

Later in the year there will be other phases of the study including face to face interviews and community co-design hui. You can take part in those as well if you would like to, or just do the online survey.

We want to understand more about what information those supporting a rangatahi/young person who harms themselves need, so that we can develop a helpful resource for adults in the same situation.

You can do the face-to-face interview or community workshop in in te reo Māori if you would like to.

Eligibility criteria

To take part in the study you need to be a:

  • Parent/caregiver/whānau member who is 18+ years
  • Taking care of a young person (under 18) has self-harmed in the last 12 months
  • Both Parent/caregiver/whānau and young person must be living in New Zealand

Contact

If you have any further questions, please contact:

Dr Sarah Fortune
Email: sarah.fortune@auckland.ac.nz
Phone: 09 923 6097

Dr Tania Cargo (Ngāti Maru, Ngāti Manu, Ngāpuhi)
Clinical Psychologist | Kaimātai Hauora Hinengaro
Co-Director of the Clinical Psychology Programme  | School of Psychology
Senior Lecturer
The University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau
Email: t.cargo@auckland.ac.nz

This research is funded by Cure Kids and Auckland Medical Research Foundation and Approved by the Auckland Health Research Ethics Committee on 24 September 2021 until 24 September 2027 Reference number AH22734