Isabelle Bi Expand Isabelle is a new trustee and will be taking up the role of treasurer. She is a Year 1 PhD student at the University of Bristol studying gender differences in debt behaviour among young people in the UK using large data sets.
Rosie Buckland Expand Rosie became involved with Self Injury Support as a trustee in 2017 and is the lead for Safeguarding. She worked as Volunteer Coordinator at the London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard and as a drug and alcohol worker in the criminal justice system before training as a Social Worker almost 10 years ago. Her social work background is in mental health and she now works as a Social Worker and Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) for the Emergency Duty Team. She's also undertaking a PhD exploring experiences of assessment under the Mental Health Act. She has one child and one cat!
Sarah Howard Expand Sarah is Secretary and is Self Injury Support’s longest-standing trustee and, until November 2017, had served as the Board of Trustees' Co-chair for several years. She originally joined the organisation when it was still a collective and worked on the helpline when she first joined the organisation. She recently retired from Bristol City Council, where she is a waste officer, having experience in waste management, contract management, and dealing with the more complex complaints and enquiries from the public relating to waste services. She has a BA in Business and Combined studies and a HNC in Wastes Management.
Christina Rowley Expand Christina has been a Self Injury Support trustee since early 2014, and was Secretary to the Board between 2015 and 2017, and Chair from 2017 to 2018. Her background is in feminist political and cultural research and she currently works for the Economic and Social Research Council, where she is Head of International Strategy. Prior to this role, she was the ESRC lead for engagement with charities and other civil society organisations.
Rebecca Gane Expand Rebecca is current chair of the Board of Trustees and became a trustee in 2018, after looking for a volunteering opportunity which would allow her the chance to use her skills from the business world to benefit a local organisation.
Louise Coleman Expand Louise first joined Self Injury Support as an intern and worked on training and communications development before becoming a trustee in 2018. She currently works in mental health support work and has previous experience in fundraising and community project management.