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The user-led voluntary organisation, founded by Wedge in 2002, to raise awareness about self-injury and help people who rely on self-injury by providing a safe, friendly message board, ideas for distraction techniques and by inspiring / empowering them to find alternative, healthier coping mechanisms. Our resources include guidance for friends, family, teachers and carers, with downloadable factsheets. The FistSigns Professionals section provides specific resources and articles, together with a unique professionals' message board and details of our popular training package.

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 Latest News
12th June 2010
(Real life) summer meet-up - check initial details and stand by for more :)
6th May 2010
Our Message Board - read more details about how our Message Board works, how it's run, who it's for and all the things you can do as a member of our vibrant community.
1st May 2010
Help celebrate our 8th birthday Blow up a balloon or light a virtual candle on our cake; please help us continue our work into our ninth year.
7th April 2010
Write for us! We'd love to hear your thoughts and publish your articles. What have you got to say about mental illness, emotional well-being and self-injury?
15th March 2010
We've refreshed our Links Page - check out the sites and services we suggest for mental health and emotional well-being.
10th March 2010
Self-injury - self expression, inside out 6 part series, your comments are welcome.
14th March 2010
How do you feel about donations? Take our 15 second poll / survey and let us know how you feel. Do too many charities ask for too much money from you?
7th March 2010
It's TELL SOMEONE MONTH - yep, March is Tell Someone Month, and maybe you can reflect on getting a little more support from your family and friends and think about widening your 'support network' and talking to someone about your stress, distress and self injury.
4th March 2010
OK, it was Self Injury Awareness Day on the 1st of March, and we spent all of February promoting our SIAD page. We hope you had a great SIAD and felt empowered and part of it!
19th January 2010
New page: Guidance for setting up a real-life self injury support group
8th January 2010
Please nominate FirstSigns for a 'Shorty Award' in 'nonprofit' if we help you feel good online and in life. We won't win, but we love being involved with all things Twitter!
19th Dec 2009
Order the FirstSigns Calendar 2010 - Members photos and artwork
1st December 2009
FirstSigns was published in the Healthcare, Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) - Read "Self Expression Inside Out" about self-injury; online now
20th Nov 2009
We have nearly completed the first draft of our new self-injury reference book.
16th Nov 2009
Wedge from FirstSigns was on BBC Radio 2 on Monday 16th Nov at 1pm. The Jeremy Vine show discussed 'assisted self-harm'.
Mail us your letters to your loved ones Ask a doctor
15th Nov 2009
Meet our Volunteer Supporters! Six awesome, amazing volunteers who help Jules and Wedge support the FirstSigns community.
8th Nov 2009
New 'Unsent Letter' - to Mum, with strong feelings and strong language.
31st Oct 2009
Listen!
30th Oct 2009
Your videos! Members' videos and YouTube reviews - check 'em out! Awesome review of our message board.
29th Oct 2009
We have totally sold out of our SI Awareness keyrings - please buy our SI Awareness wristbands!
26th Oct 2009
Your 'Unsent Letters' are online - Send us your letters about your self-injury if you're not ready to send them to your loved ones.
23rd Oct 2009
It's so hard 'Coming Out' about self-harm - we've got some ideas on how to start thinking about it.
19th Oct 2009
Popular pages are shown on the right-hand side of this page - scroll down a bit an see the 'Recently Popular Pages' section.
13th Oct 2009
Your art; your expressions; your feelings.
Your latest works of art are on display - you are welcome to upload your art anonymously - check it out.
23rd Aug 2009
Listen!
30th Jul 2009
We have a new home for our blog! We have moved away from Blogger / Blogspot and have our very own blogging system installed right within our website. We are v excited.
Visit our blog at blog.firstsigns.org.uk now, and read our Welcome Post (please leave a comment :)
1st Jun 2009
FirstSigns on AudioBoo - mini podcasting - Listen to Wedge and Jules talk about our mission to raise awareness about self-injury / self-harm.
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