LETTER:Time to talk about self-harm
We would like to invite readers to support Self-Harm Awareness Day 2013, on March 1st, by joining thousands of people tweeting and talking about the issue.
Self-harming among young people has risen dramatically in the UK in recent years.
It has been estimated that one in 12 young people in the UK have self-harmed at some point in their lives, but we believe this figure could be even greater.
Despite this, the subject remains taboo and many thousands of young people who self-harm are suffering in silence.
Our aim is to get the nation talking about self-harm, so we can challenge the many misconceptions around why young people do it and how we can best support them.
You can find out more about Self-Harm Awareness Day on our websites and join in the debate on twitter via #selfharm.
SUE MINTO HEAD OF CHILDLINE
RACHEL WELCH, DIRECTOR SELFHARM.CO.UK
EMMA THOMAS, CEO YOUTHNET, (the charity behind TheSite.org)
SARAH BRANNAN, CEO YOUNGMINDS