In response to a survey by the Children’s Society which stated that tens of thousands of children are hurting themselves on purpose and a quarter of 14-year-old girls in UK have ‘self-harmed’, the Bishop of Gloucester said that no child should feel unhappy because they don’t conform to the expectations of their peers and society. For the past two years she has spearheaded #Liedentity - a campaign focused around engagement with children and young people in schools and colleges to combat the lie that ‘who you are’ is predominantly about ‘how you look’. To see a video of the Bishop’s talk on body image anxiety go to
No child should feel the need to self-harm
Written by David Fletcher 30 Aug 2018Additional Info
- Pray: for churches and youth workers to address the challenge of self-harming. (Psalm 139:14)
- More: www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/news/bishop-gloucester-no-child-should-feel-need-self-harm