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Raising the issues of self-harm and eating disorders
​in schools

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A survivor's story is the most powerful and has the greatest impact on young minds. If you would like one of our survivors to attend your school assemblies or similar slots to talk about self-harm or eating disorders please contact us. Our representatives will be frank about the consequences of self-harming or developing an eating disorder and encourage the young people to seek help as early as possible. If self-harm (eating disorders included) is caught early and with the right support the root can be dealt with before the behaviour becomes ingrained. 
As a survivor-led and run organisation we are not trying to normalise self-harm, we are trying to normalise talking about self-harm. Talking about self-harm will not make young people take it up. Education results in prevention (same as with similar discussions on drugs, alcohol and knife crime). Even though this service is more appropriate for secondary schools we can run age-appropriate discussions with primary school pupils. The best age to speak about self-harm is 10-11. 

​We do not charge for working with young people in schools but we would be very grateful for a donation of any size to help us cover costs, such as travel and goodie bags (workshops).
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  • Home
    • About us
    • News
    • The board of trustees
  • Services
    • Online support groups
    • 16-25s group Leeds
    • Support groups (adults) Leeds
    • For parents & families
    • Survey about groups
    • Facebook support group
    • Training for professionals >
      • Virtual Q&A set dates
      • Private training
    • Introductory sessions
    • Under 18's
    • School assemblies
  • Resources
    • Understanding s/h
    • Managing s/h
    • Self-awareness
    • Addiction programme
    • For organisations
    • Videos & more
    • What is self-harm all about?
    • Everything else
  • For family
  • Support us
    • Membership
    • Donations
    • Leaflet request form
    • Downloads
    • Wristbands
    • Publications
  • Contact us
    • Join the mailing list
  • People's corner
    • M/H Awareness Week 2021
    • Gallery
    • COVID-19 impact