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The below studies review the cost-effectiveness of psychosocial assessments following self-harm.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This study suggests implementing psychosocial assessments in the NHS in England is likely to be cost-effective.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/european-psychiatry\/article\/costeffectiveness-of-psychosocial-assessment-for-individuals-who-present-to-hospital-following-selfharm-in-england-a-modelbased-retrospective-analysis\/A64AD894AA1FAAD01B0BB67C07BB09EA\">Cost-effectiveness of psychosocial assessment for individuals who present to hospital following self-harm in England: A model-based retrospective analysis<\/a> (European Psychiatry, 2022)\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Use of formal risk assessment tools for managing self-harm presentations to emergency departments was less cost-effective than clinician risk rating, though this was likely to result in unnecessary treatment costs. \u202fThis study provides no evidence for the effectiveness of the use of any formal scale or clinician rating of risk.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0165032718318172\">Risk assessment scales to predict risk of hospital treated repeat self-harm: A cost-effectiveness modelling analysis<\/a>\u202f(Journal of Affective Disorders, 2019)\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; \/][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text: NIHR text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7830\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/04\/NIHR-2026_1280x310.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"356\" height=\"86\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/04\/NIHR-2026_1280x310.png 1280w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/04\/NIHR-2026_1280x310-300x73.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/04\/NIHR-2026_1280x310-768x186.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/04\/NIHR-2026_1280x310-1024x248.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/04\/NIHR-2026_1280x310-150x36.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/04\/NIHR-2026_1280x310-250x61.png 250w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/04\/NIHR-2026_1280x310-350x85.png 350w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/04\/NIHR-2026_1280x310-1080x262.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i><span>This work was completed as part of the\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.rcpsych.ac.uk\/improving-care\/nccmh\/culture-of-care-programme\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rcpsych.ac.uk\/improving-care\/nccmh\/culture-of-care-programme\">Culture of Care Programme<\/a>. 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