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Supporting anybody affected by self-harm
Meet Oswald! We are very proud to be the winners of the 2021/22 Leeds Compassionate City Awards for Health & Wellbeing
(COVID restrictions delayed the award ceremony - can we pretend we won 2 years in a row?!)
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Welcome to Battle Scars. We are a small, dedicated, 100% survivor-led and run charity offering local, regional, national as well as international support around self-harm.
Self-harm is far more widespread and complex than most people think. It's also mostly hidden and often judged due to the stigma attached to it. Our aim is to break down this stigma, raise awareness, dispel the myths and support those affected by self-harm irrelevant of gender, age, background and location. We help those who struggle with self-harm by running easy-to-access services for them and for those who support them (families, carers, friends and professionals).
Those located in Leeds and surrounding areas can access our f2f services which run alongside our England-wide phone support, UK-wide virtual support and worldwide online support. |
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Please click on image for more information on long-term lease and room hire
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Onward's doors are now open!
Our address is: Onward Mental Health & Wellbeing Hub Onward House Millshaw Park Way Beeston Leeds LS11 0LS Battle Scars have the exciting opportunity to set up a new hub and are looking for partners to come into the building. The aim is to create a welcoming, safe environment with a variety of services to support mental health and wellbeing. We have rooms for day or longer-term hire (6+ months) with 5 hot desks available from September. If interested, please email [email protected] |
FREE workbook for 10-17 year-olds who self-harm
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Battle Scars wristbands NEW design: youth, adult & adult XL sizes available
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We have various online and printed resources to help understand and manage self-harm, support organisations, encourage people who struggle with self-harm to reach out and build a robust support networks.
"I self-harm to have some control over the chaos in my mind, to release the pressure of a drowning soul. But the Battle Scars Facebook group has helped me shed the shame I felt regarding my self-harm and gave me a safe space to talk about my urges and feelings without judgment. It has helped me break the cycle and pull out of the spiral I was in"
