Why people self-harm: ‘You have no other voice and no one would listen anyway’

Peter Steggals, visiting Researcher in Medical Sociology at Newcastle University, discusses self-inflicted injury and mental illness. If you, or someone you know, need advice and help with any of the issues raised, support organisations are listed at the end

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