Self injury Support is a national organisation that supports girls and women affected by self-injury or self-harm.
We have carried out extensive research with women who self-injure, and through our work we have developed a deep understanding of the reasons individuals harm themselves and of the things they may find helpful or supportive. We also have wide experience of the concerns and needs of workers in different settings and disciplines, and in developing good working practice.
Our Resource Hub is a collection of guidance, research and useful educational tools from many different sources and provides a wealth of information for those that self-injure, concerned others and professionals.
What we do
•run TESS text and email support for self-injury and self harm
•offer a Women’s Self-injury Helpline
•produce information and publications about self-injury
•deliver talks and self-injury training courses to professionals
•support self-injury self-help groups
TESS - text service:
For women in the UK affected by self-harm.
Open Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 7pm – 9pm
Text us on 0780 047 2908
CASS Self Injury Helpline:
0808 800 8088 FREE Monday to Thursday evenings from 7-10pm
Call us for confidential non-judgmental emotional support around Self-Injury
Locations we operate in
Bristol - 0117 927 9600
, Bristol, BS99
- 0117 927 9600
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Services we Provide
Healthy Relationships and Women
Overview
Bristol Crisis Service for Women is a charity. We were set up in 1986, to support women in emotional distress.
We particularly help girls and women (up to 25 years of age) who harm themselves (often called self-injury). This is how some people cope with their feelings and problems.
What we do
Our 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.
What we do
- run TESS text and email support for self-injury and self harm - for women up to 25 years of age
- produce information and publications about self-injury
- offer talks and self-injury training courses to professionals
- support self-injury self-help groups
How we work
Bristol Crisis Service for Women is run by a management group. TESS is 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.
Supporting Workers and Concerned Others
We have carried out a lot of research into the experiences and needs of women who self-injure. As well as helping to shape our 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.
We have also written ‘good practice guidelines’ for working with people who self-injure.
Where we do it
Our service is available in Bristol for girls and young women up to the age of 25.
How to access
For girls and young women up to 25 who self-injure and need someone to talk to you can text or email one of our support workers.
Open: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs and Fri between 7pm - 9pm
Text us on 0780 047 2908 or email TESS
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If you don’t know how to start talking, just text or email "hello".
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We reply to all messages. Our aim is to text back within half an hour and to email within 24 hours during our opening times. Sometimes when we are very busy messages do wait for longer and occasionally we have to reply to emails or texts the following day. You will receive an auto message from us letting you know if we are experiencing a high number of texts and emails.
Mental health
Overview
Bristol Crisis Service for Women is a charity. We were set up in 1986, to support women in emotional distress.
We particularly help girls and women (up to 25 years of age) who harm themselves (often called self-injury). This is how some people cope with their feelings and problems.
What we do
Our 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.
What we do
- run TESS text and email support for self-injury and self harm - for women up to 25 years of age
- produce information and publications about self-injury
- offer talks and self-injury training courses to professionals
- support self-injury self-help groups
How we work
Bristol Crisis Service for Women is run by a management group. TESS is 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.
Supporting Workers and Concerned Others
We have carried out a lot of research into the experiences and needs of women who self-injure. As well as helping to shape our 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.
We have also written ‘good practice guidelines’ for working with people who self-injure.
Where we do it
Our service is available in Bristol for girls and young women up to the age of 25.
How to access
For girls and young women up to 25 who self-injure and need someone to talk to you can text or email one of our support workers.
Open: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs and Fri between 7pm - 9pm
Text us on 0780 047 2908 or email TESS
- If you don’t know how to start talking, just text or email "hello".
- We reply to all messages. Our aim is to text back within half an hour and to email within 24 hours during our opening times. Sometimes when we are very busy messages do wait for longer and occasionally we have to reply to emails or texts the following day. You will receive an auto message from us letting you know if we are experiencing a high number of texts and emails.