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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
LifeSIGNS’ views on Harm MinimisationIn a bid to get more organisations and individuals with personal experience of self-harm involved in the implementation of harm reduction strategies Louise Pembroke – founder of the National Self-Harm Network – sent out an email asking for views on the topic. Below is the LifeSIGNS response to her request. Harm […]
Self-Injury Film!http://www.madison.com/toolbox/index.php?action=printme2&ref=tct&storyURL=%2Ftct%2Ffeatures%2Findex.php%3Fntid%3D92433%26ntpid%3D0 I was really interested to read that a documentary film is going to be made about self-injury called “Cut:teens and Self-Injury“, featuring individual’s who self-inure and their experiences, as well as the experiences from the perspective of a counsellor. Filmmaker Wendy Schneider hopes that the film will be used to “help educate and […]
24:7 Samaritans National Fundraising and Awareness Raising Day Monday 24th July 2006 Next Monday the Samaritans are holding a fundraising and awareness day, called 24:7 (highlighting the fact that they provide a 24 hour service, 7 days a week!More information can be found on: http://www.samaritans.co.uk/support/247/index.shtm Many LifeSIGNS members will have had experience of the Samaritans, […]
The National Inquiry Conference 6th July 2006I went to the conference today and let me first stress that I was mightily impressed with the day and the work that the panel has done over the past two years. There was such a wide array of people there today, doctors, nurses, headteachers, social workers, voluntary workers, […]
LifeSIGNS is a registered charity!After two years of planning and filling in forms (and filling them in again) and getting ourselves into proper order, LifeSIGNS has finally been registered by the Charity Commission as Registered Charity No 1114661.By becoming a charity, LifeSIGNS will find it easier to raise awareness about self injury, and provide a […]
Bach Flower Remedies In the twenties and thirties of the last century, Dr Edward Bach worked on identifying negative states of mind that could affect one’s physical health. Around his centre in Oxfordshire, and on his travels throughout the world, he found 38 flower remedies to treat each of these states of mind and attitude, […]
