Books with author Cara Acred

A recent study found that 43% of young people know someone who has self-harmed. However, one in four would not know what to say to a friend who was self-harming. In addition to this frightening statistic, 4,400 people end their own lives in England each year – that’s one death every two hours. This book deals with the highly-emotive topics of self-harm and suicide in a sensitive and carefully thought-out manner, using up-to-date statistics and real-life experiences. It also examines coping mechanisms for those who self-harm and looks at methods of suicide prevention and intervention.

Did you know that on a daily basis, an average of 160,000 children miss school because they fear they will be bullied if they attend classes? Bullying is not always physical, but can be psychological too, and can occur at home, in schools and in the workplace. This is especially true with the rise of technology; cyberbullying and trolling are now becoming a major concern, with incidents of harassment via Facebook and Twitter as well as 'sexting' on the increase. This book looks at the forms that bullying can take and the spread of cyberbullying, with information on how bullying affects victims and how it can be tackled.