Self-harm

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:11 pm on 3 March 2020.

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Photo of Lynne Neagle Lynne Neagle Labour 2:11, 3 March 2020

The recent review of deaths of children and young people by suicide and probable suicide identified better management of self-harm in children and young people as a key opportunity for suicide prevention. Now, there is clear National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance in place for the management of self-harm, but the review highlights the fact that that needs to be fully implemented across Wales and also audited, particularly in relation to emergency department attendance, psychosocial assessment there, and referral and signposting from such attendances. What more can we do, First Minister, to ensure that all young people get an appropriate service when they're admitted to an accident and emergency department through self-harming in Wales?