Welcome to self-injury.net
Wed, 2009-04-15 20:37 — GabrielleMy name is Gabrielle and I am twenty-seven years old. I began to self-injure at age fifteen -- so nearly twelve years -- minus a two year period. This website was made to let self-injurers know that they are not alone and to help their friends and family learn more about self-injury and how it affects their loved one.
This is a community but there is an extensive FAQ about self-injury and a detailed series of pages about recovery from self-injury. There is also an pretty large list of resources for self-injurers. There is a detailed list of where self-injury appears in the media, be it movies, celebrities, music. It is both to show how self-injury affects media and has moved into the creative social conscious and as a trigger warning for those avoiding depictions of self-injury.
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03/01/2012 -- Self-Injury Awareness Day (SIAD)
Thu, 2012-03-01 02:11 — GabrielleA recent Australian study has found that 1 in 12 people self-injure during their teen years. 10% of these people will continue self-injuring into adulthood. Of these only 1 in 8 will be hospitalized. The same study found that self-injury is one of the most significant predictors of completed suicide. Of those who commit suicide about 50-60% had a known history of self-harm. That does not mean all self-injurers are suicidal or that acts of self-injury are suicide attempts and the same study admits that it does not know how many self-injurers have died due to suicide.
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Recent research in the UK shows that of the 1,398 young people surveyed by ChildLine, selfharm.co.uk, YouthNet and YoungMinds more than half admitted to self-injuring daily or a few times a week.
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With heavy statistics like these raising awareness of self-injury is important and the self-injury community and their supporters can show their support of Self-Injury Awareness Day by wearing orange or wearing an orange ribbon, wristband, or bracelet. Or by speaking out about self-injury and letting the world know that it's not a teenage problem, it's not a fad, it's a problem affecting people of all ages and from all walks of life. Read more »
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Self-harm common in teenagers, Australian study shows (BBC)
Sun, 2011-12-18 20:15 — GabrielleThe title says nothing new but remember when the number tossed around in the ’90s was 1 in 100? Media attention is a two-edged sword.
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