I travelled up to North London early this morning for an ICT in Mental Health Event organised by the ICT Hub. During registration I got chatting to a lady from MIND and she asked me about LifeSIGNS. I was only too happy to answer her questions, and soon found others were listening and asking for […]
Self-Injury Awareness day is only two weeks away, so if you want to get involved then why not have a look at the SIAD page on the LifeSIGNS website. We have everything you need to make this SIAD a success, including template letters for you to send to newspapers, radio shows and MP’s. Or why […]
When Wedge first suggested I might like to write a personal account of self-injury, I had mixed feelings. I’m a writer and I love writing, but to write about myself, and especially something so personal, I wasn’t too sure. I added the task to my to-do list and left it for a couple of days. […]
While Wedge was working hard upgrading our Message Board yesterday, I spent the day packaging all the wristbands and keyrings that had been pre-ordered. As you can see, it was quite a task, and kept me occupied for most of the day. With packages being sent all round the world, I had a little production […]
LifeSIGNS SI Awareness Wristbands and fantastic Keyrings are now in our possession and we have uploaded some great pics to the website, so have a look and admire them for real here. Both wristbands and keyrings are selling well, so thank you to everyone who has pre-ordered them – we will be sending them out […]
Earlier this month Wedge asked me to re-write our Mission Statement. The old one was tired and dull and it certainly needed revamping. Wedge asked for something ‘inspirational and aspirational’ to carry LifeSIGNS swiftly into the future, so I set to work. My first task was to engage the members of our Strategic Guidance Group, […]
LifeSIGNS is pleased to announce that we are now taking pre-orders for our new Self–Injury Awareness wristbands. What’s more, we are also offering fantastic keyrings to match! They are both orange, the colour of self-injury awareness, and debossed with the words “SI Awareness www.lifesigns.org.uk”. They are made from silicone and the wristbands measure 20.2cm in […]
Newham Asian Women’s Project launched their self-harm DVD ‘Everybody Hurts’ in London today, and I was thrilled to attend the launch on behalf of LifeSIGNS. Everybody Hurts has been created by NAWP after extensive consultations with young people across the UK on the syndrome of self-harm and has been financed by the Diana, Princess of […]
We have had a great response to our new Unsent Letters page and are pleased to publish two of the letters we have received so far: Dear Mum and Dad, It isn’t easy for me to say this, and it won’t be easy to hear it either, but I don’t want to hide it any […]
Write a letter for yourself ‘Coming out’ about self-injury to the people closest to us is a difficult decision to make. How the other person reacts is bound to have a serious affect on us, be it positive or negative, and so it’s important to think about that first conversation (if possible) before you have […]
Once again the holiday season is fast approaching and for many of us Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year is a time of additional, and sometimes extreme, stress and worries. We can find our lives turned completely upside down at this time of year and it can quickly become overwhelming. While time off work / college […]
With Christmas fast approaching, our ‘How to Survive’ edition of the LifeSIGNS Newsletter is now available! Please download it from http://www.lifesigns.org.uk/newsletter/ OR download it now by clicking http://www.lifesigns.org.uk/files/28-lifeshines.pdf You’ll notice some important organisational changes, and our new logos. Please note that it’s best if you subscribe to our Newsletter at http://www.lifesigns.org.uk/newsletter/ , thank you. We […]
