FirstSigns

My name is Andy and I have just completed an in-depth project exploring 26 adults’ personal experiences of using self-injury from childhood, throughout adolescence and into adulthood. The women and men who took part were aged between their late 20s and early 50s. What follows is a very brief outline of several of the main [...]

So many big charities are asking for £2 or £3 a month now, and what with the recession and everything…

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 [...]

A journalist working for an international press agency has requested a young, female volunteer to speak about her experiences of self-injury. The journalist would ideally would like to find a female participant. She would like to speak to a young person *and* her family about the support they have received to tackle self-injury. Alternatively she [...]

Andy wishes to speak to adults regarding their past self-injury for his research. Please email Wedge@lifesigns.org.uk once you have read the details and would like to show interest. INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH Your Personal Experiences of Self-Injury My name is Andy, I am a PhD Student from the University of Greenwich, School of Health [...]

Muireann would like to speak anonymously with a young person regarding self-injury, please contact me on Wedge@lifesigns.org.uk with the email subject of ‘Muireann‘ if you’d like to take part. Muireann says: My name is Muireann and I am a freelance journalist, studying for an MA in Magazine Journalism in City University, London. I am researching [...]

Caroline, a trainee phsychologist studying for a Doctorate in Counselling Psychology at City University in London has asked for volunteers to participate in a face-to-face interview with people who self-injure. She is particularly interested in exploring how people talk about and understand self-injury (including both people who self-harm and health professionals working in this area), [...]

Nicki, a student at Birmingham University, would like to invite you to take part in her study on self-injury and support Message Boards. As a member of the LifeSIGNS community, we’d very much like to recommend this questionnaire to you, as Nicki has promised to share the results with us, and so we’ll be showing [...]

Angela, a trainee counsellor at Stockport College (Greater Manchester), is hoping to speak with a person who has direct personal experience of self-injury in order to raise awareness within her class of counsellors. This is an opportunity to help trainees who may become professional counsellors practicing in the UK understand the emotional elements behind self-injury, [...]

Angela, a trainee counsellor at Stockport College (Greater Manchester), is hoping to speak with a person who has direct personal experience of self-injury in order to raise awareness within her class of counsellors. This is an opportunity to help trainees who may become professional counsellors practicing in the UK understand the emotional elements behind self-injury, [...]