Volunteer for us

Support Service Volunteers

This is a unique opportunity to develop a wide range of skills and offer meaningful emotional support on a UK wide service.Read more

Become a Trustee

Trustees oversee the development and strategic direction of the charity. Currently we are especially looking for expertise in marketing and fundraising.Read more

Volunteer office roles

We are always looking for help in a range of areas such as administration, marketing, social media and website development, fundraising, or even one-off research projects.Read more

Latest

Launch of Self-Harm Prevention App distrACT

Self injury Support was involved in the development of the distrACT a self-harm prevention app launched in Bristol in November 2017.

Self Injury Awareness Day 2018 Round Up

Our director Naomi talked to a mammoth 16 radio stations in one day on 1/3/18 to raise awareness around self injury.

Hidden Pain? Talking about Learning Disabilities and Self-Injury

Our trainer Fiona gave a keynote speech on the importance of understanding self-injury in people with learning disabilities at the 2016 Lighthouse Healthcare Annual Conference

Self injury Support in the Media

We've been quite busy in the last month talking about self-harm, social media and support - read and listen to find out more.

Direct support services

Get support around self-harm and self-injury by phone, text, email and webchat

What is self-injury?

Understand more about 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

Why does it happen?

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

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.

Distractions and alternatives

Working constructively with young people who self-injure

A one day training workshop to develop participants’ knowledge and understanding of self-injury and best practice for working with young people who use self-injury.