Report It Now Rally, Boston

Report It Now Rally April 29th at Noon, In front of the State House

Hello, Bostonians!
Please join us on Tuesday, April 29th at 12:00 p.m. in front of the State House at the Boston chapter of the Report It Now rally. The Report IT campaign is a nationwide rally of people affected by sexual violence and abuse speaking with one voice to report it at the same time in states across the country. The campaign was developed to raise awareness on the vast under-reporting of sexual violence including rape, incest, and child sexual abuse. Report IT will, for the first time ever, bring together victims in a show of strength, solidarity and voice to demand an end to sexual violence and improvements in the legal process to stop the systematic re-victimization that discourages reporting. This is also an opportunity for those who, under whatever circumstances, never got the chance to report abuse committed against them.

Please spread the word!

Self-injury

March 1st is National Self-Injury Awareness Day. Please wear a red and black ribbon in support of the day.

This month I will be posting some information about self-injury.

I'll start today with a definition.
Self-harm is any action ones takes with the intent of hurting oneself and leaves marks lasting for more than one hour.

Some types of self-injury include cutting, burning, hitting oneself, interfering with the healing of wounds, bruising oneself, skin picking, hair pulling, and scab picking.

Eating Disorder Awareness

February is Eating Disorder Awareness month.

I will continue to discuss eating disorders this month.

Here are some other resources where you can find information, support, and other resources:

National Eating Disorder Association - you can find out more information about National Eating Disorder Awareness Week here.

Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders

Something Fishy Website

Anorexia Nervosa and Related Disorders Inc

Pale Reflections

The Alliance for Eating Disorder Awareness

I hope these resources are helpful.

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