FirstSigns

We are frequently asked the question: who self injures? Despite the media’s frequent portrayal of self-injury being something that predominantly affects teenage girls, at FirstSigns we know this is wholly inaccurate. FirstSigns itself was founded by Wedge – and he’s never going to be a teenage girl! Self-injury can affect anybody, at any time in their [...]

A top magazine are currently researching a feature on self-injury in women in their 20s and 30s, and are looking for a woman aged 20-35 who either began self-injuring in that age group, or started younger and returned to self-injury when faced with the stresses of adult life. They are keen to bring the issue [...]

FirstSigns (aka LifeSIGNS) is 7 years old today! In 2002, Wedge founded our organisation after discovering that there was no helpful, relevant, UK based information online for people affected by self-injury. Over the last seven years we have been raising awareness about self-injury, and supporting people affected by self-injury in any way, both in the [...]

I had my first Individual session today, new therapist, who had apparently read my file, not sure she had as for some reason she thought I had chronic back pain, but still, she was very upfront, very forthright, very nice and very pushy. Somehow I found myself promising to call her every day to try [...]

Already we’re a few weeks into Spring, and the long Easter weekend is upon us. It’s the busiest weekend of the year for DIY and Garden centres, as people find the time and energy to start working on their homes and gardens; some making little improvements, others planning more challenging projects. You can guarantee that [...]

Firstly, on behalf of myself and Wedge, I’d like to thank everyone who donated money to FirstSigns during January. It’s heart-warming to see so many of you caring about our continued work and growth. Donations came in not only from our dear members, but also from friends and acquaintances of Wedge, who chose to show [...]

Kieran, from Real Life Media Productions, is currently working on a programme for the Government funded educational channel, Teachers TV. The programme is about increasing awareness of adolescent mental health issues among teachers, how to spot the symptoms, how to react and when to refer. The purpose of the case study is to show the [...]

Melanie, Video Producer for BBC Cymru has been touch with further details about the videos they are producing for the Headroom campaign. It would now seem that the video can be filmed by contributors themselves, in their own home and time, using a camera and training provided by the BBC. Alternatively, Melanie would go along [...]

They say that though the days are long, the years are short, and 2008 has certainly passed in a whirlwind. Wedge and I have worked incredibly hard this year, and it only feels like yesterday we were working 12 hours a day preparing for SIAD. Now it’s time to start thinking about SIAD 2009! I’ve [...]

As well as our Social Networking groups on Facebook, Bebo and MySpace, FirstSigns is also on Twitter. Those of you already following us will know that all FirstSigns news and information is announced on Twitter first. It’s a simple and efficient way for us to interract with our members. If you don’t have a Twitter [...]