Why does death, and suicide, get such hysterical attention, yet self-injury and the struggle to cope and survive get dismissed?
Archive for category: The Media

We’re looking for men of all ages to take part in a group discussion about self-injury
We want to tackle the issues and make a video.

Feature in BBC documentary – life after self-injury
Have you moved away from self-injury? Do you want to hide your scars sometimes?

Self-injury labels: what do you want to be called?
The labels seems to focus on the behaviour, the harm, rather than the person in distress trying to cope.

SIAD letter published in ‘Special Children’ magazine
Our letter has been published in 'Special Children' - the magazine for teachers.
Magazine opportunity (UK) – for a Mother
Is your family coming to terms with self-injury? Would you be willing to share your story in That’s Life magazine? Christina is writing an article...
NICE consults on draft recommendations for the longer-term management of self-harm
NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) is developing a clinical guideline on the longer-term care of adults, children and young people who self-harm....
Self-injury on BBC Radio Shropshire
Quick news: Jenny and Dorothy, of Mind, did a fantastic job of talking in detail around the subject of self-harm this morning on BBC Radio...

Self-injury, anorexia, depression and OCD on BBC2
A film called ‘Coping’ will be aired on BBC 2, this Thursday 17 March at 04:30 – 05:00am. That’s half past four in the morning,...
Get help on ITV – appear on UK TV
New TV series looking at therapy wants you to appear.
BBC Learning Zone TV programme needs you
ORTV, a television company, is making a programme for the BBC Learning Zone along the lines of Radio 1’s ‘The Surgery’ where young people call...
Help us with a magazine article
We’d like to hear from people from within the Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) community about self-injury. We have the chance to feature in a...
FirstSigns on BBC Radio – Monday 16th Nov
Wedge will be on the radio on Monday, arguing that health-care professionals mustn't simply forbid a person from hurting themselves, but rather, support the person as they learn to make new choices and find new coping methods.