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Publication date: 12 July 2021

Melanie Boyce

Self-harm can affect people of all ages, yet the high prevalence rate in adolescents and the potential risk factor of suicide in adults 60 years and above has meant research has…

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Purpose

Self-harm can affect people of all ages, yet the high prevalence rate in adolescents and the potential risk factor of suicide in adults 60 years and above has meant research has tended to focus within these areas. Therefore, the purpose of this exploratory study is to examine the experiences of self-harm in people from early adulthood to late middle age to gain greater insight and understanding in this underexplored area.

Design/methodology/approach

An online open-ended survey was used to collect the data from a UK user-led moderated online forum that supports people who self-harm.

Findings

Thematic data analysis indicates that feelings of shame and guilt were intensified, due to the double stigma participants face as adults that self-harm. Although most participants had seen a reduction in the frequency of their self-harm many experienced an increase in the severity of harm. In not fitting the assumed typical profile of someone that self-harm participants often struggled to gain formal support.

Research limitations/implications

This was a small-scale online survey; hence, it is not possible to generalise the findings to all adults who self-harm.

Practical implications

The findings from this research provide evidence that greater recognition needs to be given to the reality that self-harm can affect people of all ages. As a result, access to support needs to be widened as a means of supporting those who do not fit the typical profile of someone who self-harms.

Originality/value

This exploratory online study provides insights around the tensions and challenges facing adults that self-harm, which remains an under-researched and largely ignored area.

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Mental Health Review Journal, vol. 26 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1361-9322

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Publication date: 12 March 2018

Melanie Boyce, Carol Munn-Giddings and Jenny Secker

The purpose of this paper is to present a qualitative analysis of the role of self-harm self-help groups from the perspective of group members.

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to present a qualitative analysis of the role of self-harm self-help groups from the perspective of group members.

Design/methodology/approach

A qualitative case study approach guided the research, which involved working with two self-harm self-help groups and all regularly attending members.

Findings

A thematic approach to the analysis of the findings indicates that self-harm self-help groups can provide a safe, non-judgemental space where those who self-harm can meet, listen and talk to others who share similar experiences for reciprocal peer support. Offering a different approach to that experienced in statutory services, the groups reduced members’ isolation and offered opportunities for learning and findings ways to lessen and better manage their self-harm.

Research limitations/implications

This was a small-scale qualitative study, hence it is not possible to generalise the findings to all self-harm self-help groups.

Practical implications

The value of peers supporting one another, as a means of aiding recovery and improving well-being, has gained credence in recent years, but remains limited for those who self-harm. The findings from this research highlight the value of self-help groups in providing opportunities for peer support and the facilitative role practitioners can play in the development of self-harm self-help groups.

Originality/value

Self-harm self-help groups remain an underexplored area, despite such groups being identified as a valuable source of support by its members. This research provides empirical evidence, at an individual and group level, into the unique role of self-harm self-help groups.

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Mental Health Review Journal, vol. 23 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1361-9322

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Publication date: 2 December 2009

Carol Munn‐Giddings, Andrew McVicar, Melanie Boyce and Niamh O'Brien

Malcolm Ramsay's article looked at the empowerment of older people through good advice and information. Continuing this theme in our next article, Carol Munn‐Giddings et al…

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Malcolm Ramsay's article looked at the empowerment of older people through good advice and information. Continuing this theme in our next article, Carol Munn‐Giddings et al describe a unique project that has equipped older people with the necessary research skills to go after the information themselves and is giving them the confidence to directly shape local services. Providers and commissioners ‐ beware!

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Working with Older People, vol. 13 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1366-3666

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Publication date: 6 July 2010

Melanie Boyce, Carol Munn‐Giddings, Lesley Smith and Sarah Campbell

Despite the recent growing interest in user‐led organisations (ULOs), they remain an under‐researched area of volunteer sector activity, with the majority of the literature…

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Despite the recent growing interest in user‐led organisations (ULOs), they remain an under‐researched area of volunteer sector activity, with the majority of the literature emanating from North America. This article attempts to redress this imbalance by reporting on the innovatory features and challenges facing mental health ULOs in England, particularly in light of recent government policy prioritising generic pandisability ULOs. In‐depth qualitative interviews were undertaken with a purposive sample of 48 service users and staff from four geographically dispersed mental health ULOs in England. Innovatory features identified by staff running and service users attending mental health ULOs were: being user‐led; their non‐hierarchical organisational structures; and community‐inclusive activities. The challenges identified were: maintaining a user‐led ethos; managing the tension between being user‐led or user‐managed; and relationships with funders. Recent policies that recognise and promote the development of ULOs are encouraging, although the emphasis on generic, pan‐disability ULOs may impede the innovatory ethos and development of mental health ULOs.

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Mental Health Review Journal, vol. 15 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1361-9322

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Publication date: 10 August 2009

Carol Munn‐Giddings, Melanie Boyce, Lesley Smith and Sarah Campbell

This article gives an overview and selected findings from a study funded by the Mental Health Foundation in 2007, which was collaboratively carried out by researchers at Anglia…

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This article gives an overview and selected findings from a study funded by the Mental Health Foundation in 2007, which was collaboratively carried out by researchers at Anglia Ruskin University and two freelance researchers. The research team included members with direct and indirect experience of mental distress. The findings add to our knowledge of an under‐studied part of the voluntary sector: organisations run for and by people who share the same health or social condition. The reported study explored and identified the innovative organisational features and funding arrangements of four mental health user‐led organisations, as well as assessing service users' perceptions of the role that such organisations play in promoting social inclusion and recovery from their mental health problems.

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A Life in the Day, vol. 13 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1366-6282

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Publication date: 14 September 2012

Melanie Boyce

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Journal of Public Mental Health, vol. 11 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1746-5729

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Publication date: 20 November 2009

Jenny Secker

Evidence accumulated over many years illustrates the benefits of work for mental health, including that of mental health service users. Despite strong evidence of the…

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Evidence accumulated over many years illustrates the benefits of work for mental health, including that of mental health service users. Despite strong evidence of the effectiveness of the individual placement and support (IPS) approach in enabling this group to find and keep paid employment, employment rates among mental health service users remain low, and IPS is not widely implemented in the UK. This paper reviews recent evidence for IPS, describes the key features of the approach and compares these with service users' accounts of the kind of support that they find helpful. The current situation regarding implementation of IPS is then considered, together with the barriers hindering implementation. It is clear that the barriers are multifaceted, and action will be required at a number of levels if mental health service users are to be enabled to achieve their employment goals.

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Journal of Public Mental Health, vol. 8 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1746-5729

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Publication date: 1 December 1999

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Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, vol. 71 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0002-2667

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Publication date: 1 February 2000

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Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, vol. 72 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0002-2667

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Publication date: 1 October 1999

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Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, vol. 71 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0002-2667

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