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Jo found out that her younger daughter was harming herself when she had a mental health crisis aged 19. Jo's experiences of her daughter's illness have influenced her professional treatment of young people who self-harm.
Jo, 53, is married with two daughters aged 25 and 22. She is a nurse. Ethnic background: White British.
Fiona's 28 year old son has a long history of self-harm, which started when he was 9 after sexual abuse by his father. Fiona supported him through problems with drugs and alcohol and was relieved when he recently said he no longer wanted to die, though she is constantly vigilant.
Fiona, 57, is divorced with four children aged 35, 33, 29 and 28. She works in Mental Health, helping people to live as independently as possible. Ethnic background: White.
Annette's son started self-harming when he was 17. He used various methods, including cutting, overdoses, electrocution and hanging, and has threatened to jump from high places. Annette never gave up supporting him; he is now much happier and no longer harms himself.
Annette, 54, is single with a 28 year old son. She used to work as an administrator, and is now a part-time student. Ethnic background: White British.
Susan's younger daughter cut herself in her early teens. She now lives in Australia, where she has been depressed, has overdosed, and was recently diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. Susan is anxious about her, but hopes her therapist will help her develop better coping strategies.
Susan, 58, is married with two daughters aged 23 and 25. She is a part-time librarian. Ethnic background: White British.
Mary's son has been self-harming (minor cuts and scratches) for several years. The cutting became worse after he started university, and he now lives at home. He still cuts himself intermittently and threatens suicide. Mary accepts the cutting as something he needs to do
Mary, 62, is married with one son aged 23 years. She works as a part-time writer and tutor. Ethnic background: White British.
Philip thinks his son started cutting himself when he was about 20. He lives at home with his parents and has had several years contact with mental health services. Philip describes the difficulties of the situation and advises other parents not to give up.
Philip, 59, is married with one son aged 23. He has worked as an accountant and computer consultant, and is now a self-employed handyman. Ethnic background: White British.
Tam was born in the USA but now lives in the UK with her second husband and their son. Her 14 year old daughter started cutting herself while living with her father in the US, but came to live with Tam 4 months ago. Tam is going to access self-harm services through her GP.
Tam is 43, married with four daughters aged 20, 20 (twins), 17 and 14, and a one-year old son. She works as a healthcare research contracts administrator. Ethnic background: White.
Charless elder son became depressed and started self-harming aged 16. He is being treated by CAMHS and private psychologists. Charles finds his mood swings very worrying and difficult to deal with.
Charles, 61, is a retired company director, married with three children aged 17, 14 and 12. Ethnic background: White British.
Erica's younger daughter took a serious overdose when she was 14 and spent time in a psychiatric hospital. Erica says never, ever give up on your children'.
Erica, age 48, is divorced with two daughters age 20 and 17. She works as an administrator in children’s social care. Ethnic background: White European.
Isobel's younger daughter took the first of three overdoses when she was 15, but has not repeated this for nearly a year. Isobel says she is more mature now and able to talk about how she feels.
Isobel, age 46, is a social worker. She is single, with two daughters aged 17 and 22. Ethnic background: White British.
