Direct support services

Contact us for free, confidential, non-judgemental support around self-injury and related issues.

New self-harm app wins BMA patient information award

We are delighted to announce that the distrACT app has won the British Medical Association 'Patient Information Award' in the wellbeing category.
Louise Coleman
The SIS Library: Behind the Scenes

I developed the SiS library when conducting a placement in the summer of 2019 at Self-Injury Support and it has been such an amazing experience.
Introducing the Self injury Support Library

We are very excited to launch The Self Injury Support Library: a one-stop hub of useful, reliable and up to date information on self-injury from around the web.

New self-harm app wins BMA patient information award

We are delighted to announce that the distrACT app has won the British Medical Association 'Patient Information Award' in the wellbeing category.
The SIS Library: Behind the Scenes

I developed the SiS library when conducting a placement in the summer of 2019 at Self-Injury Support and it has been such an amazing experience.
About the Self injury Support Library

The Self-Injury Support Library is a one-stop collection of useful, reliable and up to date resources on self-injury from around the web.
Bespoke training

Book specialist training tailored to your organisation
Helpful responses to self-injury

Short and long term helpful responses to self-injury

Direct support services

Please click here for details of how to access our support services.
What is self-injury?

Understand more about self-harm and self-injury
Why does it happen?

Find out some of the reasons behind self-harm and self-injury
UK Support Groups and Other Services

Comprehensive listing of local and national self-harm and self-injury support groups and organisations
Rainbow Journal - Personal Self-Help Diary
Helpful responses to self-injury

Short and long term helpful responses to self-injury
Risk Factors

Learn about the factors that increase the risk of self-harm and self-injury
About Us - Our Vision, Our Mission, Our Values

Read more about our vision that anyone who uses self-injury knows they are not alone; that everyone understands that self-injury is a complex and important issue we should all care about and that together we tackle both the causes and stigma of self-injury.
Distractions and alternatives
Launch of Self-Harm Prevention App distrACT

Self injury Support was involved in the development of the distrACT a self-harm prevention app launched in Bristol in November 2017.