Managing Youth Self-harm and Suicide 1 (PSYT90114)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online

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This subject provides a foundational overview of deliberate self-harm and suicide-related behaviours in young people, and presents a range of evidence-based approaches to monitor, prevent and manage self-harm and suicide risk in the community. Course content includes:

  • The epidemiology of deliberate self-harm and suicidal behaviour in young people
  • Key theoretical frameworks for understanding youth self-harm and suicidal behaviour
  • Key aspects of the suicidal process
  • Prevention frameworks for self-harm and suicide-related behaviours
  • Managing self-harm in school settings
  • Suicide clusters and managing contagion
  • Suicide prevention and postvention in non-clinical settings

Intended learning outcomes

By the end of this subject students should be able to:


  • Describe the key risk and protective factors associated with youth self-harm and suicide
  • Describe key aspects of the suicidal process

  • Explain the concept of suicide clusters and methods to manage contagion
  • Describe a variety of population health approaches to suicide prevention
  • Describe evidence-based strategies for managing self-harm in school settings
  • Describe evidence-based strategies for suicide prevention and postvention across a range of settings
  • Plan an evidence-based targeted suicide prevention strategy in a specific setting

Generic skills

Participation in this subject will enhance students’:

  • Capacity to translate knowledge into practice
  • Critical and analytical thinking skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Written communication skills
  • Time management skills
  • Ability to find, evaluate and use relevant information
  • Capacity for logical and independent thought

Last updated: 3 November 2022