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Accident and Emergency

Self-harm: confidentiality at Accident & Emergency

What are the rules of confidentiality when you
go to A&E?

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Self-harm: going to Accident & Emergency

What happens when you go to A&E and how you should be treated.

Holly in a boutique.

Self-harm: Holly's story

Holly talks about her self-harm experience, and how she dealt with it.


What is self-harm?

Mental health worker Frances McCann explains what self-harm is and how services like hers can help you.

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How to boost your self-esteem

Turn the negatives into positives and become a
new, confident you.

GP surgery

Interview with a GP about self-harm

We ask a doctor about what happens when you talk to them about self-harm.


Stuart

Self-harm: Stuart's story

Stuart speaks about his experiences of self-harm, the problems he faced with health professionals and how he fought back to overcome the descent towards suicide.

Girl looking numb

Nobody's Perfect: Numb

Short film highlighting the emotional feelings of someone who self-harms.

Why is self-harm a taboo subject?

Frances McCann from 42nd Street tells us why young people find it difficult to talk about their self-harming.


Girl looking confident

How can I look more confident?

Adapt your body language to look more confident in social situations.

Boy and father

Nobody's Perfect: Jump

Two boys play on a rooftop with their father. But is he treating them both fairly?