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xXxChrisJWxXx
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Self-Harm Awareness Feb 06 2011, 06:08 AM

Hey everyone! March 1st is Self-Harm Awareness Day, the idea is to make people more informed of the condition as well as its causes, effects and consequences. As the Welfare Officer in my union I've arranged for the local Mental Health team to come in and give a presentation and I've developed my own that I will be giving to my students too! As well as this on March 10th (My birthday of all days...) I am running a self-harm awareness stall as part of the colleges Health and Well Being day. I was just wondering if you know of any events going on near you! For more information on my campaigns please visit http://bit.ly/CGSUBlogSH http://www.nusconnect.org.uk/resources/10207/Self-Harm-Awareness-Presentation/

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haloweenonchristmas
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Feb 06 2011, 03:58 PM

We don't have a self harm awareness day, but at my highscool we have the day of silence. Its supposed to keep us from cussing eachother out

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xXxChrisJWxXx
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Feb 07 2011, 04:20 AM

What country are you from?

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RiRi-Rawwwrr
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Feb 07 2011, 07:32 AM

I dont know about here we've never done it at school i think that sucks i know many people including myself who self harm, people should be taught more about it.

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xXxChrisJWxXx
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Feb 07 2011, 07:39 AM

Thats the idea of the day, it is set up in the US and I'm trying top bring it over to the UK. People need real education, running up to March 1st I will make the presentation available so other people can use it this year and in future years. I am puting a motion to NUS (national union of students) in the UK to run a campaign each year to educate people on the causes, effects and concequences.

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RiRi-Rawwwrr
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Feb 07 2011, 07:41 AM

Sounds amazing dudee !

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xXxChrisJWxXx
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Feb 07 2011, 07:45 AM

Just tryong to get people the help they deserve, the government are useless so I'll take charge! lol I sound like I'm trying to take over the world.

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RiRi-Rawwwrr
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Feb 07 2011, 07:54 AM

Go for it ! i'd support you :]

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xXxChrisJWxXx
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Feb 07 2011, 09:19 AM

Im running for president of my union next year so I can campaign on stuff like this easier. Aslo my presentation is now on NUS Connect for other people to use: http://www.nusconnect.org.uk/resources/10207/Self-Harm-Awareness-Presentation/

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xXeMoRaCeRXx
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Feb 07 2011, 01:58 PM

I hope this is worthwhile because to put it bluntly the general public aren't aware... Even if they are they shrug it off.

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xXxChrisJWxXx
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Feb 08 2011, 12:56 AM

I have a meeting with the heads of schools/departments on Friday to ask them to make their students go, I have a lecture theater so I can have at least 90 students/tutors at a time. Only thing is we have Campus Student Parliament in the afternoon which I'm in charge of so my minds full of stuff for that. We should have another meeting before March 1st and the unions putting up posters, Im asking EVERYONE I can to come along even if it's just to get out of lessons. I'm going to have to aim for A2 students as the AS have a HE talk and there some other (to me) less important things going on that day..... But I have a stall on March 10th in the Health and Well Being Fair so I'm going to try and talk to people about it there if the presentations don't go too well...

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ChocolateBubbles
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Feb 08 2011, 06:23 AM

Do you know, some rich, spoilt perfect life kid should be put in a self-harmer's life...Then maybe they'd understand.

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MeganOrange
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Feb 08 2011, 10:03 AM

I'm doing a self harm awareness work for school, and I think it's an important thing to discus. I didn't want to do it, cause I was affraid it might be triggering (I was a cutter), but I haven't cut so far =) I think is important to be aware of self harm, cuz it can become an addiction without a person notissing.

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xXxChrisJWxXx
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Feb 08 2011, 10:26 AM

If you're talking about it make sure you discuss damage limitation and alternatives :) I find the research is triggering due to the images and kinds of things you find when you are searching.... You have to try and find trusted sites.

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xXxChrisJWxXx
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Feb 08 2011, 11:13 AM

Also I'll be putting up the poster below accross my college campus:

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xXeMoRaCeRXx
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Feb 08 2011, 02:50 PM

Image doesn't work. Anyway I respect you for your work on this.

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xXxChrisJWxXx
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Feb 09 2011, 09:00 AM

Put posters up all over my college today and contacted the IT admin to put a message on the computers when you log into the system.

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xXeMoRaCeRXx
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Feb 09 2011, 01:43 PM

Where does the 1/10 come from?

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xXxChrisJWxXx
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Feb 09 2011, 01:57 PM

HHave you watched the youtube video? An to be honest I stole the poster an just changed the bottom half..... Im not good at things like that...

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Feb 10 2011, 05:27 AM

i cudnt forget i sh :''(

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xXeMoRaCeRXx
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Feb 11 2011, 05:02 PM

Chris I have only just watched the whole video properly and it answers my question :]

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