Self-help information and resources

Rainbow Journal - Personal Self-Help Diary

Experience-led Self-Help Resource

Our self-help resources are all based on the collective experiences of peers who use self harm, and the strategies they found helpful to cope. You can also read the resources in Cantonese, Polish and Punjabi. Read more

Mental Health and Traumatic Experiences

Wounds, scars and medical aid

Managing thoughts and feelings

Distractions and alternatives

Getting Help

Understanding your self-injury

About the Self injury Support Library

The Self-Injury Support Library is a one-stop collection of useful, reliable and up to date resources on self-injury from around the web. Read more

Self Help Resources for People with Learning Disabilities

Creative Self Help Ideas and Strategies

In It Together - Skills for Listening and Care

A FREE workshop for young changemakers hosted by Self Injury Support. Come together to explore a selection of skills and resources that can support us as we make change in the world.
In It Together - Skills for Listening and Care

A FREE workshop for young changemakers hosted by Self Injury Support. Come together to explore a selection of skills and resources that can support us as we make change in the world.
In It Together - Skills for Listening and Care

A FREE workshop for young changemakers hosted by Self Injury Support. Come together to explore a selection of skills and resources that can support us as we make change in the world.
Our services are back open on Wednesday evenings

Our support services are back open on Wednesday evenings from 7pm-9.30pm

Women's Self Injury Support Services

Please don't hesitate to contact us for free, confidential, non-judgemental support around self-injury and related issues. All services open Tuesday and Thursday from 7pm - 9.30pm. Please click here for details of how to access our support services.
UK Support Groups and Other Services

Comprehensive listing of local and national self-harm and self-injury support groups and organisations
Rainbow Journal - Personal Self-Help Diary
Helpful responses to self-injury

Short and long term helpful responses to self-injury
What is self-injury?

Understand more about self-harm and self-injury
What if I don't want to stop self-harming?
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.
Distractions and alternatives
Why does it happen?

Find out some of the reasons behind self-harm and self-injury
New and Updated Self-Harm Training

Self injury Support has 30 years’ experience in delivering high quality self-harm training to a wide variety of settings and participants. Our approach is participative and reflective, and is focused on bringing the voice of people who use self-harm into the room, building empathy and confidence for supporters.