On Edge Self Harm Lesson Plan Resource Pack

On Edge

This resource pack for teachers and other practitioners working with young people outlines lessons plans designed to give pupils a rounded view of self-harm and the support available - additional resources to accompany the lessons can be found here

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Self Injury Through Time (SITT)

A new theatre group for people with personal experience of self-harm - starting 16th January 2024 at acta Community Theatre
Creative Collaborations
May Playlist - AMBIVALENCE

For May we are inviting suggestions to add to our playlist on the theme of AMBIVALENCE - take a look at others' suggestions for inspiration
Women Listening to Women Archive NOW AVAILABLE at Bishopsgate Archive

We are very excited to announce that the archive developed from our Women Listening to Women Oral History Project now has a permanent home at Bishopsgate Archive in London. The archive includes oral histories, administrative papers, ephemera, photographs and logbooks relating to Bristol Crisis Service for Women (BCSW) and Self Injury Support (SIS).

Self Harm in Primary Age Children Summary
Guide to support students through COVID-19
Women Listening to Women

We are recruiting volunteers to help us research and record the story of how feminist activists created the Bristol Crisis Service for Women, a groundbreaking peer-led organisation for women in distress.
Library Directory
Guidance on teaching about mental health and emotional wellbeing
Developing a self-harm policy
Supporting children and young people who self-harm: guidelines for school staff
NHS guidelines and resources for schools to help support children and young people who self-harm
Guidance to providing effective support for self-harm amongst University Students: A student’s perspective
Young People who self-harm: A guide for school staff

UK Support Groups and Other Services

Comprehensive listing of local and national self-harm and self-injury support groups and organisations
Self Injury Support Services - Temporary Service Suspension

After some careful thought, we have come to the decision to temporarily suspend our listening support services in the new year. This includes our helpline, text, email, & webchat support services. We understand that a temporary closure may not feel like a positive thing & could feel difficult, but we want to reassure you that we want to be here to offer the best support that we can & in order to do that, we need to take a break now to in place the things in place that will help us do that
Casual Sex As Self Harm

For months I would go to the areas of town where lone women were told not to go. I would purposely go to the places and do the things that I knew were putting me at risk. I fooled myself into thinking I was in control, that it was a calculated risk. I wasn't finding people on a dating app, I wasn't going on blind dates or finding people through mutual friends. I was going to the bars that people would advise me to avoid and actively looking for a one night stand.
Rainbow Journal - Personal Self-Help Diary
What if I don't want to stop self-harming?
Distractions and alternatives
Helpful responses to self-injury

Short and long term helpful responses to 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.
Where You Harm and What You Do
Reducing self-harm worksheet