How to Break the Cycle of Self-Harm
This blog post is a very brief summary of Pooky’s on demand course ‘Supporting young people to break the cycle of self-harm.’
Pooky Knightsmith
Pooky has a PhD in child mental health from the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London. She is the author of several books, and is a former chair of the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition. She runs Creative Education alongside her husband and Mother-in-Law.
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