Self Injury Support
Self Injury Support
About

Self injury Support is a charity. They were set up in 1986 as Bristol Crisis Service for Women to support women in emotional distress.

They particularly help girls and women who harm themselves (often called self-injury). This is how some people cope with their feelings and problems.

Aims

  • To offer support to women in emotional distress, and particularly to those who self-injure.
  • To develop services, and raise awareness of self-injury and mental health issues, through training and providing information.

They have carried out a lot of research into the experiences and needs of women who self-injure. As well as helping to shape the own services, this work has also helped people:

  • get a better understanding of self-injury; and
  • find the best ways of working with people who self-injure.

They have also written ‘good practice guidelines’ for working with people who self-injure.

What they do

Self injury Support is run by a management group. TESS and the Women’s Self-injury Helpline are staffed by volunteers, who receive full training and support for their work. Volunteers work alongside paid workers in carrying out many aspects of the organisation’s work.

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Company Offices

  • United Kingdom (headquarters)
  • Bristol
  • PO Box 3240