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The SIS Library: Behind the Scenes

I developed the SiS library when conducting a placement in the summer of 2019 at Self-Injury Support and it has been such an amazing experience. Read more

New self-harm app wins BMA patient information award

We are delighted to announce that the distrACT app has won the British Medical Association 'Patient Information Award' in the wellbeing category. Read more

Gentle Activism Podcast Nominated for the Community Radio Awards

Our podcast has been nominated for the 2022 Community Radio Awards! Read on to understand why this recognition is so important. Read more

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Casual Sex As Self Harm

For months I would go to the areas of town where lone women were told not to go. I would purposely go to the places and do the things that I knew were putting me at risk. I fooled myself into thinking I was in control, that it was a calculated risk. I wasn't finding people on a dating app, I wasn't going on blind dates or finding people through mutual friends. I was going to the bars that people would advise me to avoid and actively looking for a one night stand.
UK Support Groups and Other Services

Comprehensive listing of local and national self-harm and self-injury support groups and organisations
Text and Helpline Support Services to reopen on Mondays and Thursdays in February 2024
Where You Harm and What You Do
Rainbow Journal - Personal Self-Help Diary
What if I don't want to stop self-harming?
Distractions and alternatives
About Us - Our Vision, Our Mission, Our Values

Read more about our vision that anyone who uses self-injury knows they are not alone; that everyone understands that self-injury is a complex and important issue we should all care about and that together we tackle both the causes and stigma of self-injury.
Helpful responses to self-injury

Short and long term helpful responses to self-injury
Reducing self-harm worksheet