Penelope A. Hasking

Jun 5, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Adrienne Wilmot |Penelope A. Hasking |Suze Leitão |Elizabeth Hill

Whole school initiatives to promote school-connectedness are needed to support the mental health of children with dyslexia Researchers and clinicians can work with school communities to better understand how to promote school-connectedness among children with dyslexia 1 INTRODUCTION Reading difficulties characterised by poor phonetic decoding, spelling and reading fluency affect up to 10% of children (Brimo et al., 2021; Castles et al., 2010), a figure that equates to approximately 2–4...

Nov 11, 2023 | innerself.com | Penelope A. Hasking |James Clear |Gretchen Rubin

ShutterstockFor many people, self-harm can be a difficult behaviour to understand. It also comes with a lot of stigma. This can make talking about it difficult as people who self-harm often anticipate negative responses and judgement. But if someone tells you they’re self-harming, how you respond is critical to their health and wellbeing. What is self-harm? Why do people do it? The term self-harm could mean someone’s intentional damage to their body as a way of coping or an attempt to end their life.

Nov 8, 2023 | dailybulletin.com.au | Penelope A. Hasking

For many people, self-harm can be a difficult behaviour to understand. It also comes with a lot of stigma. This can make talking about it difficult as people who self-harm often anticipate negative responses and judgement. But if someone tells you they’re self-harming, how you respond is critical to their health and wellbeing. Read more: It's not only teenage girls, and it's rarely attention-seeking: debunking the myths around self-injury What is self-harm? Why do people do it?

Nov 7, 2023 | news24.com | Penelope A. Hasking

Trigger warning: This article contains discussions around self-injury and suicide that may be triggering to some individuals. Sometimes people cause intentional damage to their bodies as a way to cope with stress and anxiety - this act is often referred to as self-harm. If someone tells you that they are harming themselves, how you respond is critical to their health and wellbeing.

Nov 6, 2023 | medicalxpress.com | Penelope A. Hasking

For many people, self-harm can be a difficult behavior to understand. It also comes with a lot of stigma. This can make talking about it difficult as people who self-harm often anticipate negative responses and judgment. But if someone tells you they're self-harming, how you respond is critical to their health and well-being. What is self-harm? Why do people do it? The term self-harm could mean someone's intentional damage to their body as a way of coping or an attempt to end their life.