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Important Information you should be aware of about Self Harm and Bullying. Definitely a must read! Thanks for sharing More than skin deep :)
Originally posted on More Than Skin Deep.:
Very interesting article done by BBC social affairs correspondent Michael Buchanan. For those of you who struggle with self-harm or have a close friend/family member who self-harms, would you agree that bullying is what primarily motivates the self-harm?
Self-harm ‘motivated primarily by bullying’By Michael Buchanan BBC Social Affairs Correspondent
A large survey looking into why young people self-harm has revealed that being bullied is the main reason they first injure themselves.
The online poll, carried out by four self-harm support groups, also found most youngsters were feeling alone when they first self-harmed.
Nearly 4,000 under-25s who have self-harmed responded to the survey.
Experts say the changing nature of childhood is increasing the likelihood of people self-harming.
The survey was carried out online by Self-harm.co.uk, ChildLine, Youth Net and Young Minds.
Rachel Welch, from Self-harm.co.uk, said the findings offered a useful insight into the problem.
“Self-harm is an expression of how…
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