LifeSIGNS

We recently launched our new emergency web page: Read this first. The purpose of this article is to provide immediate support and distraction for people who are overwhelmed by intense feelings of emotional distress and about to hurt themselves. We hope that people will choose to read through the interactive page *before* making the decision [...]

Last Saturday (4th June) we enjoyed an afternoon discussing the forthcoming year for FirstSigns. But our General Meeting was extra special this year as it was also a meeting to informally welcome our new Director, Rachel. Rachel has been a member of FirstSigns (previously LifeSIGNS) for several years, and has been a much valued volunteer [...]

The Internet, and the way people use it, has changed so much since we launched FirstSigns (aka LifeSIGNS) back in 2002. We’ve grown our online services and developed several social network presences, and it’s time to look at how our Message Board is used. Our Message Board was incredibly popular some years back, and was [...]

Brand new wristbands and key rings are on sale now. Get yours in time for SIAD.

Yes, we’ve reached the grand old age of 8! We hope you’ll agree this is an impressive achievement for an unfunded, user-led voluntary organisation. Anyone can set up an organisation, but it takes a great deal of time, commitment and energy (both physical and emotional) to keep it running day after day, year after year. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Wedge pops in to ask how you feel about websites that claim to be ‘official’ but are really just hobby websites that soon get abandoned and neglected. Don’t you want to be able to trust the organisations on the web?