An Article on the Elderly, an even more secret affliction?http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1147472006 It is nice to finally see an article dedicated to talking about self-injury in people that aren’t teenagers or in their twenties. After the repetitiveness of recent statistic laden, young person focused articles in the news, this article feels, finally, like something new. Of course, […]
An Article on the Elderly, an even more secret affliction?http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1147472006 It is nice to finally see an article dedicated to talking about self-injury in people that aren’t teenagers or in their twenties. After the repetitiveness of recent statistic laden, young person focused articles in the news, this article feels, finally, like something new. Of course, […]
Ride On: Poetry by young women with experience of self-injury Bristol Crisis Service for Women has teamed up with local writer and performer, Claire Williamson, and Bristol based organisation, Poetry Can, to produce a booklet of poetry written for and by young women with experience of self injury. Free A limited number of copies are […]
Ride On: Poetry by young women with experience of self-injury Bristol Crisis Service for Women has teamed up with local writer and performer, Claire Williamson, and Bristol based organisation, Poetry Can, to produce a booklet of poetry written for and by young women with experience of self injury. Free A limited number of copies are […]
Recent Media Interest in self-InjuryYesterday there were several reports of the following in various newspapers:http://www.itv.com/news/britain_64db340cd3f25e36518f3c4dd74697d5.htmlI am slightly confused as to why these “shocking” statistics have suddenly been revealed. I read the book “By their own Hand” a while back (see my brief review in the Book Review section on the LifeSIGNS site), and have been […]
Recent Media Interest in self-InjuryYesterday there were several reports of the following in various newspapers:http://www.itv.com/news/britain_64db340cd3f25e36518f3c4dd74697d5.htmlI am slightly confused as to why these “shocking” statistics have suddenly been revealed. I read the book “By their own Hand” a while back (see my brief review in the Book Review section on the LifeSIGNS site), and have been […]
The Meet-ups so far!Having never been to a LifeSIGNS meet-up before, I surprised myself by volunteering to arrange this year’s dates and places. As with anything, one can never find something which will suit everyone, but the two meet-ups so far have been a success, and we still have Manchester to go. A fairly large […]
The Meet-ups so far!Having never been to a LifeSIGNS meet-up before, I surprised myself by volunteering to arrange this year’s dates and places. As with anything, one can never find something which will suit everyone, but the two meet-ups so far have been a success, and we still have Manchester to go. A fairly large […]
News on treating depression The latest news on treating depression is that an anaesthetic (ketamine) could potentially be used to treat depression, quickly and effectively (even in those who have resisted other treatments). http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/5253800.stm At the moment this is still in its initial stages of research. Ketamine as it is now has dangerous side-effects such […]
News on treating depression The latest news on treating depression is that an anaesthetic (ketamine) could potentially be used to treat depression, quickly and effectively (even in those who have resisted other treatments). http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/5253800.stm At the moment this is still in its initial stages of research. Ketamine as it is now has dangerous side-effects such […]
