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  • One in 10 had self-harmed – a figure that rises to 35% for women aged 18 to 24.

    Mental health of women in crisis 2011

  • It found that more than a quarter had been in care, 20% had self-harmed, 11% had attempted suicide, and 12% had been bereaved, losing either a parent or sibling.

    Report reveals why so many children end up in prison 2010

  • I've never self-harmed, but in the last couple of have come to the point where I considered it - and I think I understand a little more about why people do it.

    Where I have been, a bed on fire, and late remembrance Elizabeth McClung 2009

  • I self-harmed and mutilated parts of my mind and body to try and erase memories.

    Archive 2009-09-01 2009

  • I've never been to therapy, though it was recommended when I self-harmed as a nine-year-old without knowing what it was...

    Linda's Birthday and 'What sibling were you?' - fun post! Elizabeth McClung 2009

  • One in 10 teenage girls have self-harmed, study shows

    August 23rd, 2006 2006

  • Certainly the best, most scientifically credible evidence from the Scottish Office showed 50% of TS people had self-harmed before age 25, though the figures on successful suicide attempts were less precise.

    What ARE they teaching in UK Medical Schools These Days Zoe Brain 2007

  • Certainly the best, most scientifically credible evidence from the Scottish Office showed 50% of TS people had self-harmed before age 25, though the figures on successful suicide attempts were less precise.

    Archive 2007-03-01 Zoe Brain 2007

  • According to Panorama, by the time of Sharise's death, Glaxo had already tested Paxil on children six years earlier and the results showed that Paxil worked no better than a placebo, and in one study, 7 of the 93 children who took Paxil had to be taken to hospital and some kids in the study had self-harmed like Sharise.

    Trail of Paxil Suicides Leads To GlaxoSmithKline 2007

  • Insight into self-harming from Lovisa Pahlson-Moller, a 22-year-old who said she first self-harmed when she was just six years old.

    Mind Hacks: Little girl lost 2006

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