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BBC News 24: Self Harm

BBC News 24 Wednesday 4th JulySelf Harm There will be a repeat on BBC News 24 on the weekend. At the moment the times it will be shown are not confirmed but we think around 5.30pm and then again after 8pm. This article is available for your website – all you have to do is [...]



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BBC News 24: Self Harm

BBC News 24 Wednesday 4th JulySelf Harm There will be a repeat on BBC News 24 on the weekend. At the moment the times it will be shown are not confirmed but we think around 5.30pm and then again after 8pm.



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BBC reports on ‘shocking pro-si’ images

The BBC is going to publish an article highlighting the disturbing images of wounds and self-injury that some websites and people publish on the Internet. LifeSIGNS is not ‘pro-SI’ – we understand self-injury from the inside, and we recognise that self-injury is a coping mechanism, something that people come to rely on to deal with [...]



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BBC reports on ‘shocking pro-si’ images

The BBC is going to publish an article highlighting the disturbing images of wounds and self-injury that some websites and people publish on the Internet. LifeSIGNS is not ‘pro-SI’ – we understand self-injury from the inside, and we recognise that self-injury is a coping mechanism, something that people come to rely on to deal with [...]



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Journalist Speed Dating

I was sent to London to a media speed dating event on behalf of LifeSIGNS. Ask Charity has arranged for scores of charities to have the opportunity to quickly speak with dozens of glossy magazine journalists. This was a great opportunity for LifeSIGNS to raise awareness in the mass media about the subject of self-injury, [...]



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Journalist Speed Dating

I was sent to London to a media speed dating event on behalf of LifeSIGNS. Ask Charity has arranged for scores of charities to have the opportunity to quickly speak with dozens of glossy magazine journalists. This was a great opportunity for LifeSIGNS to raise awareness in the mass media about the subject of self-injury, [...]



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BBC Radio 2: Janet on Jeremy Vine

Jeremy Vine on BBC Radio 2 will be discussing self-injury from 12 midday to 2pm, and our Janet will be on around 1pm, but we’d best listen to the whole show just in case!



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BBC Radio 2: Janet on Jeremy Vine

Jeremy Vine on BBC Radio 2 will be discussing self-injury from 12 midday to 2pm, and our Janet will be on around 1pm, but we’d best listen to the whole show just in case!



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BBC 1Xtra: Screaming Without Words

BBC 1Xtra have produced an audio documentary about self-injury called ‘Screaming Without Words’; it’s a frank discussion about the issues surrounding SI, and it may well be triggering to some people – it’s aim is to raise understanding among people who don’t know a lot about SI. The documentary features Janet from LifeSIGNS, and several [...]



Categorized as Raising Awareness, Self-Injury Awareness Day [SIAD], The Media

BBC 1Xtra: Screaming Without Words

BBC 1Xtra have produced an audio documentary about self-injury called ‘Screaming Without Words’; it’s a frank discussion about the issues surrounding SI, and it may well be triggering to some people – it’s aim is to raise understanding among people who don’t know a lot about SI. The documentary features Janet from LifeSIGNS, and several [...]



Categorized as Raising Awareness, Self-Injury Awareness Day [SIAD], The Media