Self-help information and resources

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

Experience-led Self-Help Resource

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A Space for Self-Harm Zine

A Space for Self-HarmSelf-Injury Support presents a collaborative zine: a space to creatively and openly reflect on and communicate experiences of self-harm.

Information and Navigation Service

We have always felt that it would be useful to run a service offering information about reliable self-help and information resources on self-harm and support to people looking for local or online support who don't know where to start. We have finally managed to get funding for this information and navigation service and before we start running it, we really we really want to know what people would find most useful so that we can offer the best service possible.

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.

CASS UK-wide Self Injury Support Helpline Re-Opens Fully from Tuesday 22nd September 2020

We're really pleased to announce that we are able to re-open our UK-wide self harm support helpline on Tuesday evenings for non-judgemental support around self-harm from 7-9.30 pm, as well as Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 22nd September 2020 on 0800 800 8088.

Self Injury Support Services STILL OPEN

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

What is self-injury?

Understand more about self-harm and self-injury

Why does it happen?

Find out some of the reasons behind self-harm and self-injury

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

Risk Factors

Learn about the factors that increase the risk of self-harm and self-injury

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.