LifeSIGNS

I had planned today on blogging about what it's like to attend a FirstSigns meet-up, but that will have to wait until tomorrow now as I'm too excited about my first training session!For some time now, Wedge and I have been working on our training package, and he's been tutoring me on how to deliver...

After holding our Meet-ups in London and Birmingham last year, we have decided to travel further north this year in order to keep things fair for our members...

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...

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...

Over the coming weeks and months, one of Australian our members will be blogging for us about her journey through DBT...

Last Monday I travelled to Flintshire in North Wales to meet with Gunars Grinvalds from CAMHS Early Intervention Service...

Already we’re a few weeks into Spring, and the long Easter weekend is upon us...

We had a great response to SIAD this year and many of you have contacted us, letting us know what you did and how the information on our website helped you. Some of you wanted your endeavours to remain private, and we respect that and thank you...

Self-injury awareness day is an international event occurring annually on 1st March. The last week of February is crucial to the success of SIAD, so thank you to all our members and everybody who is raising awareness.There's still a couple of days to go, so it's not too late to get involved...

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...

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=47542432625 Please click the link above to view our real event page :)

Judging by the number of queries we've had asking about wristbands and keyrings, I'm sure many of you will be just as excited as I am to hear that they are now in stock, and available to purchase!As so many of you wanted different combinations of wristbands and keyrings last year, we've made...

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...

Hello there; maybe you’ve known about FirstSigns (previously LifeSIGNS) for years now, or maybe you’ve just found our website and Message Board. Either way, I hope you can see how much love and energy have been poured into our work...

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...

Jav, from the BBC, contacted Wedge yesterday asking for our help in finding people to take part in the BBC Headroom campaign.As part of the ongoing campaign, Jav will be producing 5 short films focusing on self-harm...

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...

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...

Whether you celebrate Christmas, Yule, Hanukkah, or none of the above, the holiday season affects everyone. It can be a time of joy – maybe a break from work, an opportunity to see loved ones and a time to let go and have fun...

Wedge has a copy of Jan Sutton's 'Healing the Hurt Within - 2nd Edition' that he's wanting to give to one of our members. We've decided the fairest way to choose who gets the book is by holding a draw. So, if anyone would like a chance of winning, please email Jules@firstsigns.org.uk ...

(and how judgemental am I?) Earlier this month BBC2 aired a two-part Horizon special about mental illness called 'How mad are you'. For those who didn't see it, it focused on a group of 10 people, 5 of whom had a diagnosed mental illness and 5 who had never had any mental health problem...

Harmless, a relatively new self harm organisation based in Nottingham, have sent us a link to the trailer they have produced for their DVD, and asked if we might share it with our members.The video lasts just under nine minutes and includes short discussions with four people who self harm...