Book writing week
After several months discussing our plans and ideas for a book for FirstSigns, the actual writing of it has finally arrived! This week Wedge and I will be working together and writing several thousand words a day, so that we can publish the book in time for SIAD 2010. As with many things it's the 'getting going' that's the hardest step, and on this early Tuesday morning it feels quite daunting, with a huge word count ahead of us. But it's exciting too. It's also nice to be working closely with Wedge in real life for the week, as the majority ...
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FirstSigns on BBC Radio – Monday 16th Nov
Jeremy Vine will be talking to Wedge (from FirstSigns) and Jenifer (an NHS consultant nurse) about 'assisted' self-harm within hospitals, mental health units and long-term care establishments, whereby a person is 'allowed' to hurt themselves under certain circumstances, and provided with clean implements to do so. Monday 16th November 2009, 1pm BBC Radio 2 , Jeremy Vine We blogged a little when we ...
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Please buy a wristband in November
Self-Injury Awareness Day (SIAD) is the 1st of March, 2010. That means that we'll sell loads of SI Awareness wristbands and keyrings in February. Which is great! I mean, it's just fantastic to think so many people will be wearing our wristbands through March - it makes us proud of our members and supporters, and really helps our organisation's finances. As you ...
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FirstSigns Calendar – we need your help!
We are busy planning for Self Injury Awareness Day on 1st March 2010, and we have loads of great ideas that will help make SIAD 2010 our best ever. One of these is to produce a FirstSigns calendar, and we thought it would be great if some our members could get involved and help us with the pictures. So, we'd like ...
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‘Assisted’ self-harm isn’t ‘assisted’ at all – UK news
The Guardian, and other newspapers, are reporting that certain hospitals and mental health centres are 'assisting' people to self-injure, and going so far as to provide tools to hurt yourself with. Link This is sensationalism. The newspapers are whipping up a storm. We have advised the NHS for many many years that when supporting a person in long-term care that it's impossible ...
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Research, happiness, statistics and lies
What is it with researchers? Why is it that every study that comes out contradicts the previous one? One month coffee is good for the heart, the next it's bad. One year mono-unsaturates are good for you, but these days we have to avoid 'trans-fats' – whatever they are. More people are staying in the UK for their holidays, but ...
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Write a letter to your loved ones, and send it to us instead
Coming out about self-injury to the people closest to us is a difficult decision to make. How the other person reacts is bound to have a serious affect on us, be it positive or negative, and so it’s important to think about that first conversation (if possible) before you have it. Or maybe you aren’t ready to talk yet, but need ...
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Start your Christmas shopping now and save yourself money and stress
Gift giving is a lovely tradition, and many people enjoy tracking down the perfect gift, the present they know will make their loved one smile. But Christmas can be expensive. How many times have you had to break your budget to be able to get the gifts you want, or enough gifts for everyone? Each year it feels like new people ...
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Two new mods and a team leader!
As of today, we are pleased to welcome two new message board mods to our Team. Sartor resartus and FReedomFRIES have joined our Moderating Team. Both sartor resartus and FreedomFRIES are long-standing, valuable members of FirstSigns; they are well liked and respected by members and mods alike, and it's super to have them join our Team. Our Mod team work exceptionally ...
