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Table 3 Demographic characteristics

From: Managing deliberate self-harm in young people: An evaluation of a training program developed for school welfare staff using a longitudinal research design

Female (n, %)

171, 85.9

Mean age, SD

42.5, SD 10.6

Received previous training on DSH, suicide risk or mental illness (n, %)

140, 70.7

Mean number of students known to staff to be self-harming or have a mental health problem, SD

10.0, SD 16.8

Place of employment (n, %):

 

Government school

98, 47.6

Independent school

48, 23.3

Catholic school

27, 13.1

Education organisation

11, 5.3

Government organisation

11, 5.3

Health organisation

5, 2.4

Other (e.g. employment agency)

6, 2.9

Occupation (n, %):

 

Psychologist

55, 28.0

Welfare co-ordinator

40, 20.0

Teacher

29, 15.0

School nurse

23, 11.0

Teaching assistant

2, 1.0

Other (e.g., school counsellor, social worker, chaplain, youth worker)

49, 25.0