Understanding the impact of children's and young people's self-harm on parental well-being: a systematic literature review of qualitative and quantitative findings.
Faith MartinAnne FerreyLaura HobbsKaren LascellesSuzanne van EvenThomas OliverPublished in: Child and adolescent mental health (2024)
Further good quality quantitative studies are needed, with measurement of psychological mechanisms that may underpin parental distress. Current evidence supports peer-support and interventions that go beyond information provision to address the connected factors of knowledge, emotion, self-care, and parenting behaviours.