Our story

Our organisation was set up in 1988 by a committed group of women who wanted to positively transform self-injury and mental health support services in their community.

This year marks our 30^th anniversary and we are extremely proud of what has been achieved throughout the history of the organisation.

Take a look at the timeline below to see some of our highlights!

A significant amount of change and development has taken place since 1988, but our core aims remain the same:

to relieve sickness and promote the health of women who self-injure and are emotionally distressed, by offering support to such women and their families
to advance the education of the public about self-injury and mental health issues through the provision of training and information

Latest

Suicide Awareness Festive Fundraiser

Support the work of Self injury Support and the south west Zero Suicide Collaborative by contributing to the Festive Fundraiser
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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.

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
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
Exploring the concept of Borderline Personality Disorder

A one day training course involving discussion of Borderline Personality Disorder and best practice for support for someone with a BPD diagnosis.
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.
Working compassionately with individuals who use self-injury

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