About Self-injury Awareness Day
Self-injury Awareness Day (SIAD) (also known as Self-Harm Awareness Day) is a grassroots annual global awareness event / campaign on March 1st, where on this day, and in the weeks leading up to it and after, some people choose to be more open about their own self-harm, and awareness. organizations make special efforts to raise awareness about self-harm and self-injury.
Some people wear an orange awareness ribbon, write "LOVE" on their arms, draw a butterfly on their wrists in awareness of "the Butterfly Project" wristband or beaded bracelet to encourage awareness of self-harm. The goal of the people who observe SIAD is to break down the common stereotypes surrounding self-harm and to educate medical professionals about the condition.
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