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Self injury Support discusses the impact of social media on Woman's Hour 8/2/19

Listen to our Director, Naomi Salisbury and Jane Garvey, BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour presenter, discuss the decision by instagram to ban images of self harm.
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Launch of Self-Harm Prevention App distrACT

Self injury Support was involved in the development of the distrACT a self-harm prevention app launched in Bristol in November 2017.
Self Injury Awareness Day 2018 Round Up

Our director Naomi talked to a mammoth 16 radio stations in one day on 1/3/18 to raise awareness around self injury.

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What is self-injury?

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Why does it happen?

Find out some of the reasons behind self-harm and self-injury
UK Support Groups and Other Services

Comprehensive listing of local and national self-harm and self-injury support groups and organisations
Rainbow Journal - Personal Self-Help Diary
Helpful responses to self-injury

Short and long term helpful responses to self-injury
Risk Factors

Learn about the factors that increase the risk of self-harm and self-injury
About Us - Our Vision, Our Mission, Our Values

Read more about our vision that anyone who uses self-injury knows they are not alone; that everyone understands that self-injury is a complex and important issue we should all care about and that together we tackle both the causes and stigma of self-injury.
Distractions and alternatives
Launch of Self-Harm Prevention App distrACT

Self injury Support was involved in the development of the distrACT a self-harm prevention app launched in Bristol in November 2017.