Table 2 Baseline participant characteristics
|  | Total ( N = 30) |
|---|---|
Site | |
 Site 1 | 2 |
 Site 2 | 15 |
 Site 3 | 13 |
Age (years) | |
 Median (range) | 22 (18, 58) |
Gender | |
 Male | 5 (16.7%) |
 Female | 23 (76.7%) |
 Non-binary | 1 (3.3%) |
 Prefer not to say | 1 (3.3%) |
Ethnicity | |
 White British | 27 (90.0%) |
 Other | 3 (10.0%) |
Sexual orientation | |
 Straight/Heterosexual | 16 (53.3%) |
 Other/Prefer not to say | 14 (46.7%) |
Presenting self-harm method | |
 Self-injury | 12 (40.0%) |
 Self-poisoning | 11 (36.7%) |
 Both | 7 (23.3%) |
Number of self-harm episodes in the last 12 months | |
 Median (range) | 14 (3, 300) |
Times attended hospital as a result of self-harm in last 12 months | |
 Median (range) | 2 (1, 30) |
Currently on psychotropic medication/s | 26 (86.7%) |
Experience of abuse in their lifetime: | |
 Physical abuse | 12 (40.0%) |
 Sexual abuse | 17 (56.7%) |
 Emotional abuse | 18 (60.0%) |
In their lifetime: | |
 Received talking therapy for mental health previously | 21 (70.0%) |
 Received treatment for a mental health problem as an inpatient psychiatric unit and/or day patient psychiatric unit | 8 (26.7%) |