Written question WQ91979
- Asked by
- Rhys ab OwenIndependent
- To be answered by
- Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 7 days
Question
How is the Welsh Government responding to the increase in self-harming within the student population since the pandemic?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
The Welsh Government is consulting on a new Suicide and Self-harm Prevention Strategy. This will replace the previous strategy Talk to me 2. We published ‘Responding to issues of self-harm and thoughts of suicide in young people’ in 2019. The guidance focusses on early intervention and the safe management of self-harm and suicidal thoughts when they arise.