Author: Wedge

How to Help a Friend This USA article bascally ignores male SI-ers but may be worthwhile reading.

“Cut it out, please” – an article from the Guardian’s G2 today by an inner city A&E worker, i suppose it balances out all the good stuff re. NICE guidelines, however i do not agree with at least half of it and i had a bit of an emotional response when i read it on […]

Philadelphia Inquirer | 08/02/2004 | Fighting pain with pain I’m not going to directly link to this story as there are triggering pictures, please consider carefully the trigger warning before using the URL of http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/living/health/9298481.htm?1c to read about a woman who’ raising awareness about self injury and her experience.

Philadelphia Inquirer | 08/02/2004 | Fighting pain with pain I’m not going to directly link to this story as there are triggering pictures, please consider carefully the trigger warning before using the URL of http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/living/health/9298481.htm?1c to read about a woman who’ raising awareness about self injury and her experience.

Guardian Unlimited | Guardian daily comment | This Band-Aid won’t stop the bleeding More stories about self harm, and the NICE guidelines.

Guardian Unlimited | Guardian daily comment | This Band-Aid won’t stop the bleeding More stories about self harm, and the NICE guidelines.

NICE Guidance  – The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE)  Self harm: the short-term physical and psychological management and secondary prevention of self harm in primary and secondary care.Guidelines now available on:http://www.nice.org.uk/page.aspx?o=213665

BBC – Radio 1 – Colin and Edith Radio 1 discussion on self harm. TODAY 12:45

BBC – Radio 1 – Colin and Edith Radio 1 discussion on self harm. TODAY 12:45

Telegraph | News | Self-harm victims ‘poorly treated by casualty staff’ Quote: “Care and treatment of the growing number of people, mostly teenagers and young adults, who deliberately harm themselves is inadequate and often unsympathetic, a report reveals today.” Telegraph

BBC NEWS | Health | Bid to boost care of self-harmers An article published today by BBC has linked to LifeSIGNS, how very nice of them!

Telegraph | News | Self-harm victims ‘poorly treated by casualty staff’ Quote: “Care and treatment of the growing number of people, mostly teenagers and young adults, who deliberately harm themselves is inadequate and often unsympathetic, a report reveals today.” Telegraph