Over the coming weeks and months, one of Australian our members will be blogging for us about her journey through DBT. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy is a relatively modern therapy, and is proving to be beneficial to many people who self-injure, especially those with additional complicated mental health problems such as Borderline Personality Disorder. Avril (known […]
Last Monday I travelled to Flintshire in North Wales to meet with Gunars Grinvalds from CAMHS Early Intervention Service. Gunars first contacted FirstSigns after trawling the internet for information on self-harm, as he was putting together a presentation on the subject for the teachers of all secondary schools in Flintshire. He happily told me that […]
Already we’re a few weeks into Spring, and the long Easter weekend is upon us. It’s the busiest weekend of the year for DIY and Garden centres, as people find the time and energy to start working on their homes and gardens; some making little improvements, others planning more challenging projects. You can guarantee that […]
We had a great response to SIAD this year and many of you have contacted us, letting us know what you did and how the information on our website helped you. Some of you wanted your endeavours to remain private, and we respect that and thank you. Others were happy for the events of yourselves […]
Self-injury awareness day is an international event occurring annually on 1st March. The last week of February is crucial to the success of SIAD, so thank you to all our members and everybody who is raising awareness. There’s still a couple of days to go, so it’s not too late to get involved. They’ll be […]
Firstly, on behalf of myself and Wedge, I’d like to thank everyone who donated money to FirstSigns during January. It’s heart-warming to see so many of you caring about our continued work and growth. Donations came in not only from our dear members, but also from friends and acquaintances of Wedge, who chose to show […]
Judging by the number of queries we’ve had asking about wristbands and keyrings, I’m sure many of you will be just as excited as I am to hear that they are now in stock, and available to purchase! As so many of you wanted different combinations of wristbands and keyrings last year, we’ve made ordering […]
Kieran, from Real Life Media Productions, is currently working on a programme for the Government funded educational channel, Teachers TV. The programme is about increasing awareness of adolescent mental health issues among teachers, how to spot the symptoms, how to react and when to refer. The purpose of the case study is to show the […]
Melanie, Video Producer for BBC Cymru has been touch with further details about the videos they are producing for the Headroom campaign. It would now seem that the video can be filmed by contributors themselves, in their own home and time, using a camera and training provided by the BBC. Alternatively, Melanie would go along […]
Jav, from the BBC, contacted Wedge yesterday asking for our help in finding people to take part in the BBC Headroom campaign. As part of the ongoing campaign, Jav will be producing 5 short films focusing on self-harm. Each two minute clip will feature people sharing their experiences of how they have coped, overcome or […]
They say that though the days are long, the years are short, and 2008 has certainly passed in a whirlwind. Wedge and I have worked incredibly hard this year, and it only feels like yesterday we were working 12 hours a day preparing for SIAD. Now it’s time to start thinking about SIAD 2009! I’ve […]
As well as our Social Networking groups on Facebook, Bebo and MySpace, FirstSigns is also on Twitter. Those of you already following us will know that all FirstSigns news and information is announced on Twitter first. It’s a simple and efficient way for us to interract with our members. If you don’t have a Twitter […]
