AQW 25639/17-22


Ms Kellie Armstrong
Alliance Party
Strangford


Tabled Date: 11/11/2021
Answered On Date: 22/11/2021
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Health how many people have contacted the Self Harm Intervention Programme in each Health and Social Care Trust, in each month of the last two years.


Answer:
Individuals who self-harm do not contact the Self-Harm Intervention Programme (SHIP) service directly. All referrals must first be screened/triaged by a mental health professional to ensure that anyone who requires more intensive support by the HSC Trust Mental Health Team is identified and offered the appropriate level of care. Individuals who do not require ongoing support from the Trust Mental Health Service are offered a referral to SHIP.
The number of referrals per month to the SHIP provider in each Trust area is listed in table 1 below: Data is provided for the period April 2019 until Sept 2021
Month
Belfast
 
 
Northern
 
 
South Eastern
 
 
Southern
 
 
Western
 
 
 
2019-2020
2020-21
2021-22
2019-2020
2020-21
2021-22
2019-2020
2020-21
2021-22
2019-2020
2020-21
2021-22
2019-2020
2020-21
2021-22
April
50
24
34
59
26
59
60
41
56
50
19
41
69
36
54
May
92
30
40
48
27
56
80
42
82
48
43
53
66
45
67
June
86
51
57
56
33
64
72
64
86
50
35
58
73
48
73
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
July
66
44
46
53
45
47
71
75
58
59
55
50
61
62
41
August
53
41
35
49
34
34
45
65
47
42
30
36
46
41
56
September
70
41
53
48
44
47
72
66
44
36
27
47
54
64
76
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
October
61
40
 
67
52
 
68
77
 
49
38
 
57
65
 
November
56
42
 
67
56
 
88
68
 
42
37
 
62
59
 
December
69
39
 
44
46
 
60
61
 
31
34
 
43
47
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
January
42
34
 
60
37
 
73
46
 
35
44
 
69
44
 
February
60
40
 
68
34
 
70
47
 
57
31
 
71
50
 
March
49
39
 
70
51
 
72
68
 
38
40
 
51
64
 
The SHIP service also offers support to families and carers of individuals who self-harm.   Carers requiring support can gain access to this service in a variety of ways including GP and self-referral.   During the period 1st April – 31st Sept 2021, 333 carers participated in the family/carer support aspect of the SHIP service. A monthly breakdown by Trust area for carers is not available.