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Table 2 Overview of the roles and experiences of participants by panel and across panels

From: Development of guidelines for school staff on supporting students who self-harm: a Delphi study

Experiences

Youth

Stakeholders

Both Panels

n

%

n

%

n

%

Roles relating youth and self-harm

 Secondary School Student

9

30.0

9

13.8

 Youth Group Member

30

100.0

5

14.7

34

52.3

 Parent of school-aged child

3

8.8

3

4.6

 Researcher

6

17.6

6

9.2

 School Guidance Counsellor

4

11.8

4

6.3

 Deputy Principal

2

5.9

2

3.1

 Principal

4

11.8

4

6.3

 Teacher

1

2.9

1

1.6

 Youth Worker

1

2.9

1

1.6

 Student Adviser

1

2.9

1

1.6

 School Nurse

1

2.9

1

1.6

 Educational Psychologist

1

2.9

1

1.6

 Youth Health Clinic Provider

1

2.9

1

1.6

 Policy or Education Decision Maker

4

11.8

4

6.2

 Suicide Prevention Professional

6

17.6

6

9.2

 Community Mental Health Professional

7

20.6

7

10.8

School Characteristics

 Primary school

8

23.5

8

12.3

 Intermediate

5

14.7

5

7.7

 Secondary School

12

40.0

13

38.2

25

38.5

 Rural

3

10.0

5

14.7

8

12.3

 Urban

4

13.3

5

14.7

9

13.8

 Single-sex

6

20.0

6

17.6

12

18.5

 Co-ed

5

16.7

7

20.6

12

18.5

 State

6

20.0

10

29.4

16

24.6

 Integrated

2

6.7

4

11.8

6

17.6

 Private

2

6.7

2

5.9

4

6.2

 Tertiary Education

6

20.0

6

9.2

Experience with Self-Harm

 None

2

6.7

1

2.9

3

4.6

 Lived Experience

15

50.0

6

17.6

21

32.3

 Known someone who self-harmed

22

73.3

26

76.5

48

73.8

 Supported someone who self-harmed

19

63.3

28

82.4

47

72.3