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My name is Gabrielle and I am twenty-four years old. I hurt myself for nearly nine years. This website was made to let self-injurers know that they are NOT alone and to help their friends and family.

Self-Injury Community News

I am currently working on an anthology book of stories and poems on Self Injury called Invisible No More, and am looking for submissions for this book for a few more weeks.. The goal of this book is to let the world know more about self injury and to educate them on how serious this has become with our youth and young adults.

I worked helping a young woman last year who self injures and she is the inspiration for this book. I also had the chance to speak and learn more about this from another young girl who is in recovery. I was heartbroken to learn just how many of our young people injure themselves and the number of stories I have read just here on my space alone was shocking to me.

The book is going to include your stories as well as poetry and I am also hoping to get stories from those who have recovered or are in recovery now as well. I if you are interested in contributing to this book please email me at donna@divinedivadelights.com here and give me your email address and I will send you the submission guidelines and all of the information about the book.

'An Invitation To Participate In Research' - Subject: Your Personal Experiences of Self-Injury - please see Forum for details.

We are looking for Second Life users who are 18 years of age or older and living in the Boston area to participate in a study aimed at understanding self-harming behaviors. Eligible participants will be asked to come to the Psychology Department at Harvard University for about 2 hours to complete an interview about their avatar and answer a number of questions about their moods, habits, and behaviors. Participants will be paid for their involvement in this confidential study.

*Please note, you may also be eligible to participate in this study if you use Second Life but do not engage in self-harming behavior*

For more information, please email Stephanie at sgironde@wjh.harvard.edu

DVD Release

The Secret Cut is an important new video about self-injury that is scheduled for release on March 1st in honor of Self-Injury Awareness Day. The project is written and directed by 1) a nationally known psychologist/author/speaker and 2) a young woman recovering from self-injury. It is an educational video created to bring about more awareness and understanding on the topic of self-injury. Please see www.thesecretcut.com for details.

Self-Injury Awareness Day (SIAD) is March 1st. Further information can be found at LifeSIGNS here. LifeSIGNS has also created six fact sheets and School Self Harm: Policy Guidance.

Do you purposely do things that are directly harmful to yourself?

We are seeking adults in the BOSTON AREA between the ages of 18 and 30 to participate in a study aimed at understanding self-harm behaviors.

-Eligible participants will be paid for participation in this confidential study.

-Participation involves completing an interview approximately 2 hours long and wearing a light-weight electronic monitor underneath your clothing for 2 days.

To learn more, please call Tara at 617! 495-0452 or e-mail .

The roles of anxiety and depression in self-injurious behaviour is a new project that involves a questionnaire for those 18+.

Documentary, CUT: Teens and Self Injury, is going through a screening tour. It also is being released to educators so, young adults, you can contact your school to get the film. Contacting can be done anonymously.

CUT: Teens and Self Injury Screening Tour 2007-2008:

• Friday, September 21 @ Girl Fest Conference in Washington, DC
• Wednesday, September 26 @ UW-Platteville in Platteville, WI
• Monday, October 1 @ University of Southern Maine in Portland, ME 7:00 pm
• Tuesday, October 2 @ University of Maine - Machias in Machias, ME 7:00 pm
• Wednesday, October 3 @ University of Maine - Machias in Machias, ME 11:00 am
• Wednesday, October 3 @ Bates College in Lewiston, ME 7:00 pm
• Thursday, October 4 @ Colby College in Waterville, ME
• Monday, October 8 @ University of Vermont in Burlington, VT
• Wednesday, October 10 @ New York State College Health Association Conference in Saratoga Springs, NY
• Thursday, October 18 @ Wisconsin Council on Children and Families in Wisconsin
• Tuesday, November 6 @ Mount Mary College in Milwaukee, WI
• Monday, February 4 @ University of Albany - RPI in Troy, NY
• Tuesday, March 18 @ Winona State University in Winona, MN