Self-Injury Recovery

Why do people self-injure and what support do they need in their journey to recovery? In this episode, released on international Self-Injury Awareness Day, Amelia and returning host, Jessica Morrison, are joined by Professor Penelope Hasking, the President of the International Society for the Study of Self-Injury. The three debunk misconceptions about self-injury and explore why it’s important to recognise that recovery isn’t a linear process. Top misconceptions [02:52]Unsure how to help? Just listen [06:47]What does recovery look like? [08:50] How is research helping people at risk? [13:48]13 Reasons Why and other examples in the media [18:14] Future changes Professor Hasking hopes to see [21:45]If this episode has raised issues for you, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14, if you live in Australia. If you aren’t based in Australia, please visit https://checkpointorg.com/global/to find crisis hotlines and mental health resources based in your region.Learn moreInternational Society for the Study of Self-Injury: https://itriples.org/Self-Injury Outreach & Support: http://sioutreach.org/International Consortium on Self-Injury in Educational Settings: http://icsesgroup.org/Self-Injury & Recovery Resources: http://www.selfinjury.bctr.cornell.edu/Connect with our guestsProfessor Penelope HaskingPresident of the International Society for the Study of Self-Injury and Professor within Curtin University’s School of Population HealthEmail: penelope.hasking@curtin.edu.auCurtin staff profile: https://staffportal.curtin.edu.au/staff/profile/view/penelope-hasking-6588bc90/News story: https://theconversation.com/its-not-only-teenage-girls-and-its-rarely-attention-seeking-debunking-the-myths-around-self-injury-120214Questions or suggestions for future topicsEmail thefutureof@curtin.edu.auSocialshttps://twitter.com/curtinunihttps://www.facebook.com/curtinuniversityhttps://www.instagram.com/curtinuniversity/https://www.youtube.com/user/CurtinUniversityhttps://www.linkedin.com/school/curtinuniversity/ Curtin University supports academic freedom of speech. The views expressed in The Future Of podcast may not reflect those of Curtin University.Music: OKAY by 13ounce Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Music promoted by Audio Library.You can read the full transcript for the episode at https://thefutureof.simplecast.com/episodes/self-injury-recovery/transcript.