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Seeing Beyond The Scars: How Should We Support Those Who Self-Harm?

Self-harm is something that is continuously rising among young people in the UK. In fact, according to a study published by the Lancet Psychiatry, 1 in 5 women in England aged 16-24 self-harm.

Around 50% of people that self-harm don’t access support, according to that same study, so it’s more important than ever that friends and family are there to offer comfort and support.

Seeing Beyond The Scars explores how we should support those who self-harm, and how we can improve our understanding of the issue to help us support effectively.

The following audio will discuss the sensitive issue of self-harming. If you feel you are unable to listen to such content, please refer to our website where you can find out who to go to for help. If you are in urgent need of support, call the Samaritans on 116 123.

For more about this documentary, visit the Seeing Beyond The Scars website.

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Music Credits:

“Immersed” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
BenSound- Better Days: https://www.bensound.com
Purple Planet Music- Eternal Hope, Ecosphere, Hopes For Tomorrow: https://www.purple-planet.com

Game, Set, Mental Health

Mental health has become a much more open topic of conversation in recent years, but there are still some industries where a stigma remains attached to the subject of struggling psychologically. Game, Set, Mental Health takes a deeper look at the mental struggles tennis players face whilst on the professional tour, and how they and the sport’s key organisations are working to break the stigmas surrounding the still taboo topic of mental health within the sport. The documentary also turned to those in power at the Association of Tennis Professionals and Women’s Tennis Association to ask what support is already on offer and how this will be further improved for the future.

To find out more about this project, visit my production blog and Twitter.

If you are affected by any of the issues mentioned in this documentary you can get mental health support in the UK by calling the Samaritans at 116 123 available 24/7. Or you can find additional help and support here.