Self-Injury Scar help from the Red Cross I was really pleased to come across this article:http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2501206,00.html At LifeSIGNS we often mention this valuable service that the Red Cross provides, and it’s really good to hear such someone’s experiences and how they really have been helped.I hope we can develop stronger links with the Red Cross, […]
LifeSIGNS Self-Injury Help in Wales Just a quick one from me – searching the news, and came across an article about a new 5-year self-harm project in Wrexham (Wales): (warning, there is a picture of a blade) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_east/6171669.stm This scheme is going to be for 11-18 year olds. The article doesn’t go into much detail, […]
LifeSIGNS Self-Injury Help in Wales Just a quick one from me – searching the news, and came across an article about a new 5-year self-harm project in Wrexham (Wales): (warning, there is a picture of a blade) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_east/6171669.stm This scheme is going to be for 11-18 year olds. The article doesn’t go into much detail, […]
LifeSIGNS calls for Translations help – encountering Self-Injury in Multi-cultural Britain As we are going from strength to strength as a charity, it is time to expand in our scope and focus and so we are currently undergoing a project to help improve resources and increase awareness on self-injury in black and minority ethnic groups. […]
LifeSIGNS calls for Translations help – encountering Self-Injury in Multi-cultural Britain As we are going from strength to strength as a charity, it is time to expand in our scope and focus and so we are currently undergoing a project to help improve resources and increase awareness on self-injury in black and minority ethnic groups. […]
Linking to LifeSIGNS It’s always wonderful to see amazing websites and organisations link to LifeSIGNS, but it seems that many organisations get our details wrong! We have three details to consider, our name, our strap-line and our web address (URL). Our name is LifeSIGNS, it is not Life Signs, or Lifesigns. Our name is made […]
Linking to LifeSIGNS It’s always wonderful to see amazing websites and organisations link to LifeSIGNS, but it seems that many organisations get our details wrong! We have three details to consider, our name, our strap-line and our web address (URL). Our name is LifeSIGNS, it is not Life Signs, or Lifesigns. Our name is made […]
Interview with BBC Radio 1XtraOn Thursday I was interviewed by 1Xtra for a self-injury special feature they are producing which will be aired in April. As always, it was great to be able to openly talk about self-injury and real experiences in a bid to raise awareness and remove the stigma sometimes attached to the […]
Interview with BBC Radio 1XtraOn Thursday I was interviewed by 1Xtra for a self-injury special feature they are producing which will be aired in April. As always, it was great to be able to openly talk about self-injury and real experiences in a bid to raise awareness and remove the stigma sometimes attached to the […]
Mystery Directors of LifeSIGNS Have you noticed that the Trustees and other members of the Management Committee don’t have last names? Just who are these mystery people, and why do they hide their real names? The fact is, our Trustees and all our Directors are available to be contacted. As Directors, we are in constant […]
Mystery Directors of LifeSIGNS Have you noticed that the Trustees and other members of the Management Committee don’t have last names? Just who are these mystery people, and why do they hide their real names? The fact is, our Trustees and all our Directors are available to be contacted. As Directors, we are in constant […]
Independent on Sunday Preview LifeSIGNS’ Research You may have seen LifeSIGNS on page 29 of today’s Independent on Sunday, and you can read the article online too, see ‘Why teenagers resort to self harm‘. The article briefly introduces the idea of self-harm as a coping mechanism, and discusses some ideas found in our major questionnaire […]
