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Original article by Ruby Tuesday at My Thirteenth Sad Day In the muddled period before I went into hospital, I was self harming more that I ever had done in the preceding ten years, and more severely. It had become a competition with myself and I was obsessed with it. Even when I wasn't doing it, I was thinking about it and pestering the wounds I'd already made.
One morning, before things got bad again, I sat shivering at my desk in my pyjamas (I was working from home), unable to concentrate on anything because of the pervading thoughts about hurting myself. I picked up a red pen and coloured in all the scars I could see on my arms, from the big obvious ones, to the skant ones that only I know of.
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A man who was self-harming died after being shot by a police officer |
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A 36 year old man in Sydney Australia was shot by a police officer after committing acts of self harm with a kitchen knife.
Adam Salter was rushed to the Canterbury Hospital where he died. The sergeant who shot Mr Salter was also carrying a Taser, which was not used during the incident.
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Plans to Reduce Suicide and Self-harm Launched |
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Fresh plans to reduce suicide and self-harm have been launched by the Welsh Assembly Government following extensive consultation on a draft action plan published last year.
Source: Welsh Assembly Government Website. |
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Suicide and Self Harm Prevention - National Action Plan |
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16 September 2009 at RCN Wales, Ty Maeth, Cardiff  A National Action Plan to Reduce Suicide and Self Harm in Wales 2008 – 2013 Managing the risk of suicide and self harm – what do we do now and how can we do it better
RCN on-line learning tool on self harm. This evening seminar aims to engender a broader understanding of suicide and self harm through a discussion of the objectives of the 5 year plan and how health care workers can influence delivery of the plan For further information or an application form please contact Rhona Workman at RCN Wales, Ty Maeth, King George V Drive East,Cardiff, CF14 4XZ. Tel: 029 2075 1373 Fax: 029 2075 6737 or E-mail:
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Flyer: Suicide and Self Harm - The National Action Plan and the role of the health care worker |
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Queen's Award for the Opal Project |
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The Opal Project, is one of 95 volunteering groups from all over the UK to be selected to receive the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service. Based in Brackley, Northamptonshire, the Opal Project formed in 2004 when its founders felt that there was a shortage of resources for people who self-harm. |
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SMASHING (Suicide Prevention) CONFERENCE – 2nd December 2009 |
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November 6th, 2009 by Jonathon King
Join us for a “Smashing” Conference on Self harm presenting to Emergency Departments
2nd December 2009
Mackworth Hotel Derby 9:00 till 16:15
Suicide Prevention by Managing & Assessing Self Harm Incorporating Nice Guidance
The East Midland Development Centre has been reviewing the management of self harm assessments in the major Acute Hospitals across the region.
Source: East Midlands Development Centre |
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Self-harm man took his own life |
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A 47 year old man who had lost both his parents in the space of 18 months and had a history of self harm had his requests for admission to hospital declined on the grounds that it was not appropriate.
The man was later found hanged in a barn
Mr Melvyn Williams was not considered to be suffering from mental illness by the South Staffordshire and Shropshire NHS Foundation Trust
Source: Self-harm man took his own life - verdict : IC Stafford |
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Self Harm Statistics |
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It is extremely difficult to provide accurate statistics on self harm, not least because it is a problem that tends to be kept secret and often only comes to light when medical intervention is required. Furthermore, research into self harm often uses different definitions of what it actually is. There has, however been numerous studies and surveys carried out over the years that have attempted to throw at least some light onto the figures. |
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The Cycle of Self-Harm : What Can We Do To Help? |
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Author: Kate Smedley
Figures released recently report an increase of a third in cases of self-harm in the UK over the past five years. In England alone there were 97,871 cases of hospital admission for deliberate self-injury in 2007-08. Extrapolate that into countries like America and Australia and it can threaten to reach epidemic like proportions. New research from the World Health Organisation reveals that the growing gap between rich and poor has let to ‘an increase in mental health problems including depression and self-harm in countries like the UK and US’. |
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