Is it just me or have you noticed the topic of self injury becoming more and more prevalent in the media recently? But increasingly it...
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LifeSIGNS meets with the Minister for Care Services
Last Wednesday LifeSIGNS was thrilled to be invited to Whitehall, London to attend a meeting with Ivan Lewis, the Minister for Care Services in the...
"Self-Harm – Self-Help" Conference
I spent Friday at a fascinating conference called “Self-Harm – Self-Help” in Lincoln, organised by Lincolnshire’s Promoting Mental Health team. Apart from getting caught in...
Recent Training Sessions
Tuesday was a new experience for me as a LifeSIGNS trainer – instead of talking to the usual doctors, nurses or other healthcare workers, I...
Training for a homelessness charity
I’ve spent the last couple of days in the valleys just outside Cardiff doing some Self-Injury Awareness Training with The Wallich Clifford Community, a well...
School Nurse Training in Dorset
Last week I ventured down to the wilds of Dorset to do some training on self-injury with a team of school nurses. Self-injury awareness in...
Everybody Hurts & Training in Derby
This is the first time I’ve contributed to the LifeSIGNS blog, and there’s certainly been a lot going on over the past few days to...
LifeSIGNS 2007 SIA Booklet!
Hi all, please read the press release for the 2007 LifeSIGNS booklet. Pass this message on to anyone and everyone you know, and hopefully we...
West Virginia news article mentions LifeSIGNS
With SIAD nearly upon us it’s really positive to see articles in the media which make reference to it. This is a generally good article,...
Sweets and Leaflets
LifeSIGNS is cool!!! That’s what I got told when I was giving out our wonderful leaflets and factsheets in a halls of residence at Sheffield...
Training, training and then some more…
It has been a while since I’ve blogged, I have been meaning to post about some recent training events for a while. During January I...
Not just another policy for schools!
Today LifeSIGNS are proud to launch guidelines for schools on writing a policy to deal with self-injury – essentially these are aimed towards schools with...
Updated Factsheets for SIAD 2007!!!
In time for Self-Injury Awareness Day (SIAD) 2007, we have updated the LifeSIGNS factsheets. The factsheets were initially launched in time for SIAD 2006, and...
New Year, New Woman
And I’m hoping that’ll be a super-duper multi-tasking, maximally organised and efficient woman! That carries a briefcase! And wears powersuits – even when working from...
New Year New Wristband Prices!
Thank you to everyone who has bought wristbands over the past year. The money made has covered the cost of the bands, but also enabled...