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Your thoughts before self-injury – survey

Researchers at Glasgow and Stirling University are developing a questionnaire to measure thoughts about suicide and non-suicidal self-injury. Understanding these thoughts may help to develop more effective treatments and improve quality of life. If you’re an adult (18+ years) and have had thoughts about suicide or if you have self-injured, you’re invited to take this […]

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Self-injury research – interviews

Edyta is looking into self-injury as part of her research into ‘hope and hopelessness’ for her doctoral level studies at City University London. Edyta is looking for people to interview about their lives and reliance upon self-injury. Naturally, interviews will be treated strictly confidentially and participant’s identities will be protected. If you’d be willing to […]

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Media Request

A journalist working for an international press agency has requested a young, female volunteer to speak about her experiences of self-injury. The journalist would ideally would like to find a female participant. She would like to speak to a young person *and* her family about the support they have received to tackle self-injury. Alternatively she […]

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Research Request: Adults

Andy wishes to speak to adults regarding their past self-injury for his research. Please email Wedge@lifesigns.org.uk once you have read the details and would like to show interest. INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH Your Personal Experiences of Self-Injury My name is Andy, I am a PhD Student from the University of Greenwich, School of Health […]

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Media Request

Muireann would like to speak anonymously with a young person regarding self-injury, please contact me on Wedge@lifesigns.org.uk with the email subject of ‘Muireann‘ if you’d like to take part. Muireann says: My name is Muireann and I am a freelance journalist, studying for an MA in Magazine Journalism in City University, London. I am researching […]

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Research Request

Caroline, a trainee phsychologist studying for a Doctorate in Counselling Psychology at City University in London has asked for volunteers to participate in a face-to-face interview with people who self-injure. She is particularly interested in exploring how people talk about and understand self-injury (including both people who self-harm and health professionals working in this area), […]

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Voice Recording: Research Request

Angela, a trainee counsellor at Stockport College (Greater Manchester), is hoping to speak with a person who has direct personal experience of self-injury in order to raise awareness within her class of counsellors. This is an opportunity to help trainees who may become professional counsellors practicing in the UK understand the emotional elements behind self-injury, […]

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