Today's episode includes discussions about self-harm that some people may find challenging to listen to. If you have little ears around or if now isn't a time that works for you to listen to that type of discussion, that's ok. Just give this one a skip for now and it will be here waiting for you whenever you're ready.


In today's episode, Lisa and Rachel have the privilege of sitting down with headspace's very own Aoife Searles. Aoife is a social worker and has been practicing for 19 years. She has worked for Health for 13 years and her work is focused on supporting young people and their families. Her passion is youth mental health and she is currently a Clinical Lead at headspace, where she has worked for the last four years.


If you are a parent or carer and need extra resources for self-harm behaviours, you can check out the resources below:

  • Urge Surfing - a resource for managing unwanted behaviours
  • Emotion Surfing - a resource for allowing difficult emotions to ride their wave and trusting that they will pass, provided by the Centre for Clinical Interventions
  • Mythbuster: Sorting fact from fiction on self-harm - a mythbusting resource from headspace
  • Calm Harm - a free app that helps you manage or resist the urge to self-harm
  • What you need to know about self-harm - a page from headspace with information on understanding self-harm, strategies that can help, aftercare information and when to get support
  • Kids Helpline - facts and resources about self-harm and how to help support your young person
  • Lifeline - resources and information about self-harm
  • Parent Line- a free telephone counselling and support service for parents and carers with children, aged 0-18 years, who live in NSW (9am-9pm on week days and 4-9pm on weekends)


If you are an educator, you may find the following links helpful:

  • SAFEMinds Facilitated Travel - equips school staff to become 'champions' in the use of the 'NIP it in the bud!' early intervention approach, the SAFEMinds Toolkit and SAFEMinds online materials.
  • SAFEMinds School Resources - tip sheets, mapping tools, individual plans, brief intervention kits and supportive resources within the 'NIP it in the bud!' toolkit
  • Be You Webinars - webinars and trainings that explore mental health and wellbeing themes, designed for educators, leaders, support staff and allied health workers
  • ReachOut for Schools - resources and information on self-harm for educators
  • Kids Helpline (for schools) - offers sessions for primary schools on various topics


If you are a clinician, you can check out the following additional resource:

  • Orygen on Self-Harm - a resource for supporting clinicians to work with parents of young people who self-harm


If this episode brought up anything for you requiring additional care, please call any of the services below for support:

  • Lifeline: 13 11 14
  • Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800
  • Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636
  • 13 YARN: 13 92 76
  • Mental Health Line: 1800 011 511

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