self-injury.net - Updates

Self-harm common in teenagers, Australian study shows (BBC)

Gabrielle — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 03:15:40 +0000

The title says nothing new but remember when the number tossed around in the ’90s was 1 in 100? Media attention is a two-edged sword.

Article

Self-harm common in teenagers, Australian study shows (BBC)

2011/12/09 -- Famous Self-Injurers (Russell Brand, Emilie Autumn, Darrell Hammond, Megan Fox), Self-Injury FAQ, Article

Gabrielle — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:32:29 +0000

Famous Self-Injurers has had brief write-ups of Russell Brand, Emilie Autumn, Megan Fox, and Darrell Hammond.

The Self-Injury FAQ has had a correction made about organic self-injury in those with developmental disorders or who are on the autism spectrum. The 'What is self-injury?' section has had some edits and clarifications. Other various edits and corrections were made.

An excellent article on the stigma surrounding mental health was made in the Huffington post. I will also tweet/crosspost this link separately.

Why Do We Stigmatize This?

2011/12/08 -- self-injury.net Tumblr

Gabrielle — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:21:57 +0000

I created a Tumblr for the site so if you have anything to submit or want me to reblog (if creative work or SI-related) just let me know. :)

http://self-injury-net.tumblr.com/

2011/12/04 -- Chat, Quick Navigation, Famous Self-Injurers, Self-Injury Songs, Etc.

Gabrielle — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:02:13 +0000

Since this didn't post on the front page (though it did in the feed) the chat is here -- http://self-injury.net/chat-room -- for registered chat members (message me if you're a registered member and want to be added). The old chat is available here -- http://self-injury.net/old-chat -- for those who prefer that. The old chat should be a chat bar on the bottom so the status update box on the side isn't it, if you've been confused why nobody is replying. :)

I've slowly been updating the Songs with small clips/samples of the song plus links to Amazon MP3 or iTunes plus a Youtube link to a video with the full song (if avaiable).

I've decided that instead of waiting until I feel inspired to write mini-bios for Famous Self-Injurers I'm going to write a small brief and have some relevant links and quotes and then update with something more substantial. So I'll write another update here when I do that.

The Quick Navigation and various things you can follow/subscribe to has been cleaned up and you should now get a smaller (rather than huge) popup when you click Quick Navigation plus small popups when you click Subscribe. Plus, the issue with the popup sometimes being empty has been fixed. Read more »

Number of young people self-harming rockets (Children & Young People Now)

Gabrielle — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:00:04 +0000

Article

Number of young people self-harming rockets

The Body As A Voice: A Biopsychosocial Understanding of Self-Harm

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:30:11 +0000

Researchers
Dr Karen Hallam, Associate Professor Adrian Fisher, Madeline Wishart

Institution
Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia

Web Address of Study

http://vuaehd.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_7OqtDc4F9baTotm

Brief Description of the Study
We are inviting anyone over 18 years of age to take part in this study, which aims to generate an understanding of self-harm within a subclinical population. Specifically, this study aims to explore what personal, psychological, social and relationship factors influence the commencement of self-harming behaviours.

This study will recruit three groups, those who self-harm (or have a history of self-harm), those who do not self-harm, and those who treat individuals who self-harm.

This anonymous online survey involves completing a questionnaire that should take approximately 25 minutes to one hour to complete. Participation in this research is entirely voluntary, and you may withdraw from the study at any time. Your survey responses will be completely anonymous and you will not be asked to provide your name, or any identifying information at any point in the survey. Read more »

10/10/2011 -- Chat Update

Gabrielle — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 21:30:31 +0000

We now finally have a proper chatroom. It's available here -- http://self-injury.net/chat-room -- for registered chat members (message me if you're a registered member and want to be added). The old chat is available here -- http://self-injury.net/old-chat -- for those who prefer that.

2011-09-25 -- Update (Specific Site Changes) (relevant to researchers, as well)

Gabrielle — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 12:44:43 +0000

Here are the changes the last update brought that are relevant to users (and for the last point, to researchers).

You can now embed Youtube and Vimeo videos into your content (e.g. a blog entry), as well as Flickr pictures. Let me know what other image/video sites you'd like added to the list and I'll see if it's possible.
New look for the editor plus it now loads up only when you click in the box. Clear your cache and/or do a hard refresh if it doesn't show.
Navigation has changed to make it easier for members to find relevant sections.
You can now subscribe to comments on a single status, statuses by a specific member, and/or statuses on a page.
Now user profiles have a link where you can subscribe to content by that member.
Think I've fixed the bug that would show unstyled (white background and just a mess) pages.
The new Research/Media: Call For Participants article type for those looking for particpants in research regarding self-injury or for articles/etc. educating others on self-injury.

A new theme in dark colors will be created for the site though the light colored theme will remain the main one. I'm also looking into creating an app for those on smart phones so that keeping up-to-date on new content is easier.

2011-09-22 -- Changed a Few Things

Gabrielle — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:35:52 +0000

I've changed a few things and, because of this, if the site is showing up strangely for you clear your browser's cache.

Still some stray ends to clear up but things seem to be working aside from a few odd image sizes here and there (which will go away).

08/18/2011 -- Self-Injury Questionnaire

Gabrielle — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 06:30:37 +0000

Dear Participant,

You are invited to participate in a study looking at the effect of online peer support on the recovery from self-injury. The study is being conducted as part of the requirements of the postgraduate diploma of psychology. It will consist of a questionnaire designed to measure your current and past self-injury, views on online peer support, and motivations behind joining a self-injury recovery site.

The study is attempting to discover if self-injury recovery sites are helpful in the recovery process and to identify the main positive and negative factors of the sites.

https://www.psychdata.com/s.asp?SID=143031

Thank you,
Samara Howell