Students who self-Harm: A case study of prevalence, awareness and response in an English university

Pastoral Care in Education

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 165-203

  Best, Ron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Self harm; Self injury; Student support; University students

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958850402     PISSN: 02643944     EISSN: 14680122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02643940903133896     Document Type: Article

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