About me:
FirstSigns aims to support all people who are affected in any way by self-injury within the United Kingdom and beyond. We support people who rely on self-injury, and we support people who know people who self-injure, and people (including Health Care Workers) who are interested in self-injury.
FirstSigns recognises that self-injury is a way of coping with distressing experiences and difficult emotions; we also appreciate how bewildering self-injurious behaviour may seem to other people. We encourage people to explore alternatives to self-injury and to come to understand what drives them to hurt themselves, but we never a judge a person or tell them what to do.
Our services and organisation structure can be found on our website: www.FirstSigns.org.uk
Tiny (and safe) video for you to share:
See it on YouTube or Bebo or Facebook.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meUrVAuZK6c
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This video needs to have a Trigger Warning - it is the latest short film from BBC Three, and more details can be found at:
I have a friend who self-harms, it's a terrible thing to cope with, I wish her, and every S.I. sufferer a safe and calm day today, tomorrow and every day, I realise it won't happen, but my thoughts are with all of you
Hey, We've extended our deadline to Feb 27th so there is still time to apply! It would be awesome if you could help spread the word! We are presenting The Jerry Greenspan Student Voice of Mental Health Award for college students. This award is for a video on their experiences with mental health issues and how they are working to raise awareness and encourage their peers on the issue. The award includes a $2,000 scholarship, a trip to NYC to our annual gala in June 2009, recognition through our site and events and possibly appearing on MTVU. The info is on our site. Apply today. Deadline for submission is Feb 27th, 2009!
Clyde, (a part of Dee, we do not communicate yet; all in time)
I wanted to say hello because First Signs has saved me lots of times from Self Harm. Anyways, Hey to every1 and Happy 2009! Clyde (also the reason this pic is here is Tess thinks it looks a lot like me and thought it'd be cool to let other folks see me.? I dunno) Clyde
Happy Halloween to my friends in the States. Happy Day of the living dead in Mexico. May everyone celebrate this weekend and remember to be grateful for the moment you are in. Happy Happy Day to everyone from every country in the World.
