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27.022015February 22, 2015
Stupid things people say about your mental health

Stupid things people say about your mental health

By GuestIn Guest, PersonalTags mental health, talking

Lindsay shares the worst things to say to people with mental ill-health - and offers guidance on to talk to people compassionately.

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25.022015February 20, 2015
Self-Injury Awareness Day is just 4 days away

Self-Injury Awareness Day is just 4 days away

By WedgeIn Self-Injury Awareness Day [SIAD]Tags ideas, Self-Injury Awareness Day [SIAD]

With Self-Injury Awareness Day just six days away, we’ve got loads of things you can use to raise awareness, or get help for yourself.

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23.022015February 20, 2015
Self-injury… a call for patience

Self-injury… a call for patience

By GuestIn Guest, Self-injuryTags help, Self-Injury Awareness Day [SIAD], university

Kyla, studying at Cardiff University, talks about how people can feel when they discover someone they're close to hurts themself. How can people support friends who self-injure?

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18.022015February 22, 2015
A little video for Self-Injury Awareness Day

A little video for Self-Injury Awareness Day

By WedgeIn Self-Injury Awareness Day [SIAD]Tags video

Our SIAD video is free to share, and already proving popular on Facebook. Do you agree with our 2015 messages?

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15.022015February 19, 2015
For paramedics, nurses, A&E staff, and all HCPs

For paramedics, nurses, A&E staff, and all HCPs

By WedgeIn Raising Awareness, Self-Injury Awareness Day [SIAD]Tags doctor, HCP, HCPs, nurse, paramedic, professionals

Written for healthcare professionals - as first-responders and carers, here's an intro to self-injury.

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09.022015February 6, 2015
Emma’s story: Taking control

Emma’s story: Taking control

By GuestIn Guest, Personal, Recovery, Self-injury

Emma resorted to self-injury when here relationship with her father got worse and worse. Struggling to feel worthy, Emma worked hard to gain her confidence and happiness.

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04.022015February 4, 2015
‘Sometimes pain’ track to raise awareness around self-injury

‘Sometimes pain’ track to raise awareness around self-injury

By WedgeIn Raising AwarenessTags band, CD, mp3, music, track

The latest track from Crimson Tale raises money for self-injury awareness. Listen now, and then download / get the CD.

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19.012015February 18, 2015
New SI awareness wristbands for 2015

New SI awareness wristbands for 2015

By JulesIn Organisation Announcements, Raising Awareness, Self-Injury Awareness Day [SIAD]Tags self injury awareness wristbands, wristband, wristbands

We change our wristbands slightly each year; the wording is always new, and we sometimes include purple with the traditional orange colour. This year we've gone back to plain orange, but with a glow. That's right, our 2015 wristbands glow in the dark!

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12.012015May 11, 2015
Please yourself

Please yourself

By JulesIn Health & HappinessTags contentment, LifeSIGNS, wellbeing

I always get a little overwhelmed at this time of year by the number of well-meaning posts and articles that suggest all the ways in...

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01.122014February 18, 2015
LifeSIGNS: Twitter’s Trusted Resource

LifeSIGNS: Twitter’s Trusted Resource

By JulesIn Organisation Announcements, Our Website and the Web, The MediaTags social, twitter

Twitter has selected LifeSIGNS as a 'Trusted Resource'.

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29.112014February 18, 2015
Helping you with self-harm

Helping you with self-harm

By WedgeIn Recovery, Self-injuryTags alternatives, help, self-harm, self-injury, support

Self-help and self-care can replace self-injury. Especially if we get a little extra support at tough times.

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03.112014May 11, 2015
The 15 minute rule

The 15 minute rule

By WedgeIn Recovery, Self-injuryTags 15, choice, help, rule, self-help

Nobody else is involved, it's just you and your choice, your decision, your behaviour.

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23.062014May 11, 2015
Self-injury labels: what do you want to be called?

Self-injury labels: what do you want to be called?

By WedgeIn Self-injury, The Media

The labels seems to focus on the behaviour, the harm, rather than the person in distress trying to cope.

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16.062014May 11, 2015
Focus on what you *can* change

Focus on what you *can* change

By LaurenIn Health & Happiness, RecoveryTags CBT, feelings, positive, recovery, self-talk, thoughts

It's easy to get trapped in cyclical thinking - we have to change our thoughts.

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01.032014May 11, 2015

It’s Self-Injury Awareness Day today

By JulesIn Self-Injury Awareness Day [SIAD]Tags Self-Injury Awareness Day, Self-Injury Awareness Day [SIAD], wristband, wristbands

Today is Self-Injury Awareness Day. SIAD is an annual, global event that was introduced about fifteen years ago. LifeSIGNS has supported SIAD for the past...

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Wristbands may come in 2021

No more silence
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What we’re doing about self-injury

We've been raising awareness about self-injury since 2002. Now, we need to help create understanding.

LifeSIGNS us run by volunteers with personal experience of self-injury - and we need your help.

There are people of all ages suffering in silence - believing they are alone.

There are teachers and parents confused and frightened by what their pupils and children are 'doing to themselves'.

We need your help to reach more people.

We welcome your articles and donations. £1 is a lot of money to us (because we have no paid staff), so please help us.

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