The power of we – by Jules
It’s Blog Action Day, and Jules discusses the ‘power of we’ in contrast to when she was alone with her self-injury.
It’s Blog Action Day, and Jules discusses the ‘power of we’ in contrast to when she was alone with her self-injury.
Today’s Blog Action Day, and so we’re all thinking about what it means to collaborate and work together for a cause.
Wristbands, key rings, SIAD, our tenth birthday and our name change.
A couple of years ago Wedge and I travelled to Wells in Somerset as Wedge had been invited to speak at a conference. The feedback received was so positive that the organiser Alison, a professional counsellor, invited us to return to the West Country to speak some more. Wedge and I were delighted to accept, […]
Self-Injury Awareness Day (SIAD) is coming up on 1st March and we’re already receiving lots of enquiries. It’s fantastic to see the increase each year in the number of people taking an interest in SIAD and wishing to raise awareness about self-injury. A lot of people ask us to send them material through the post, […]
Wristbands will be on sale on Monday 17th August 2016.
Schools in Scotland will soon have some extra resources to focus on self-injury, as a series of short films is being produced by MCC that will help pupils talk more openly about self-injury and emotional health. You can help – your voice is needed; if you live in Scotland and are between 11 and 17 years […]
NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) is developing a clinical guideline on the longer-term care of adults, children and young people who self-harm. As part of this process, draft recommendations have been published on the NICE website for public consultation. This new guideline will follow on from the NICE guideline on the short-term […]
Quick news: Jenny and Dorothy, of Mind, did a fantastic job of talking in detail around the subject of self-harm this morning on BBC Radio Shropshire. Jim Hawkins was kind enough to invite our Wedge on to the show as well, via phone. Here are the links you need to listen in: Jim Hawkin’s self-injury […]
A film called ‘Coping’ will be aired on BBC 2, this Thursday 17 March at 04:30 – 05:00am. That’s half past four in the morning, as it’s aimed at schools (who record it for later lessons). It might be available on iPlayer soon after. This series offers case studies of problems relevant to young people; […]
Nicky Callaby’s exhibition in London runs from the 17th to the 27th of March, from 1pm to 6pm. Nicky’s textiles and glass work elegantly tackle the subject of self-injury, and so it’s a very emotional exhibition. The Brick Lane Gallery 196 Brick Lane London E1 6SA The Brick Lane Gallery – The Annexe 93-95 Sclater […]
After months of hard work and preparation, Self-injury Awareness Day (SIAD) is here at last. SIAD is an annual international event to raise awareness about the difficult subject of self-injury, and although at FirstSigns we do just that every single day of the year, the 1st March is of course special to us. What people […]
