We are hoping to keep as many of our support services open as possible during the lockdown, however, with an increase in the likelihood of staff or volunteers being off we are aware that might mean we have to close services more often. We are doing everything we can to avoid closing the services but feel that some disruption is likely and we already seeing this. We will let you know if we need to close a service through our website and Twitter accounts. If you Read more
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. Read more
A new free-to-download app to help people navigate the coronavirus pandemic has been launched for Apple and Android devices. The ‘Coronavirus Support App (UK)’ has been created by Expert Self Care with support from Self injury Support and eight other partner organisations. Read more
We have had quite a few requests to share research projects recently so we thought the best way to share them was to put them all together on a page here. Before we share research we ask to the ethical approval received by researchers, the information they will give to participants and the questions they will be asking. We only share research that aligns with our organisational approach and values. Read more
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Our email support service is back up and running after a break due to technical issues. Our email service is back up and running again and will be open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 7pm-9.30pm. You can send an email at any time but we will only respond during our service hours. Read more
Our text and webchat services are still open 7-9.30pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. We are in the process of updating our online self-help materials and really want to hear suggestions about what you would like to see on our site as well as tips and ideas for coping that you would like to share with others. Please tell us what you would like to see or for others to know and we will be sharing a series of blogs and social media posts over the coming weeks. Read more
In order to keep our staff and volunteers safe and to ensure continuity of our support services, we are moving to a text and webchat only support service from this evening Tuesday 17th March. Read more
Unique services helping women and girls who self-harm are under threat of closure, warns a charity. Read more
We are very excited to launch The Self Injury Support Library: a one-stop hub of useful, reliable and up to date information on self-injury from around the web. Read more
Self injury Support and Bristol Women's Voice hosted a city-wide celebration of women's grassroots health activism on 25th April in Bristol. Read more
Listen to our Director, Naomi Salisbury and Jane Garvey, BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour presenter, discuss the decision by instagram to ban images of self harm. Read more
Self injury Support was involved in the development of the distrACT a self-harm prevention app launched in Bristol in November 2017. Read more
Our director Naomi talked to a mammoth 16 radio stations in one day on 1/3/18 to raise awareness around self injury. Read more
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 Read more
We've been quite busy in the last month talking about self-harm, social media and support - read and listen to find out more. Read more