
Understanding Self-Harm Seminar
Understanding Self-Harm Seminar for Parents
This two-hour awareness presentation on Understanding Self-Harm for parents will explore the topic of self-harm with a focus on why people self-harm, prevalence rates, myths, functions and motivations.
It will also explore helpful and non-helpful responses, alternative and substitute behaviours, information on services and supports available to parents
Venue: Laois Education Centre
Dates: Tuesday 8th October 2019
Time: 7pm – 9pm
Facilitator: Josephine Rigney, Resource Officer for Suicide Prevention – Laois/Offaly

Essential seminar for parents
To book a place on the above course:
- Parents can contact Yvonne, Laois Education Centre at (057) 8672402
- There is no fee for the above course.
- Booking is essential.
- Places are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis.