My Research

I looked at different websites and i went to BBC News UK, I found out few facts on self harming which was really interesting.

"The charity's Sally Jenkins said self-harm was indicative of "great emotional stress" and that it was "horrifying" up to one in 15 of 11 to 25 year olds have self harmed".

"The plea follows a UK inquiry into self harm, which found one in 15 children and young adults had self-harmed"

I also researched on Lhttp://www.nshn.co.uk/facts.html, i found some interesting facts on self harm.

What is self-harm?
Self-harm is a way of expressing very deep distress. Often, people don't know why they self-harm. Afterwards, people feel better able to cope with life again, for a while. Self-harm is a broad term. People may injure or poison themselves by scratching, cutting or burning their skin, by hitting themselves against objects, taking a drug overdose, or swallowing or putting other things inside themselves.

Why do people harm themselves?
A person who self-harms is likely to have gone through very difficult, painful experiences as a child or young adult. At the time, they probably had no one they could confide in, so didn't receive the support and the emotional outlet they needed to deal with it.

Who is most likely to self-harm?
According to recent research, the majority are young women, although the percentage of young men seems to be on the increase. Self-harming behaviour is also significant among minority groups discriminated against by society. Someone who has mental health problems is more likely to self-harm.

Physical, emotional or sexual abuse
Women often find themselves in a caring role, putting their own needs last. This can grossly undermine their sense of worth, their opinions and strengths. In due course, a woman may come to feel she is an unimportant, silent witness to the abuses she has to endure. She may lose her sense of identity, power and rights.

I found this very important as i could use Examples of these question in my campagin and answer them using a picture. this is very appealing piece of information for my stimulus.