SISH stands for 'self injury self help', and are a Bristol based community organisation, who for 15 years, have been running self help support groups for people who self injure.
Locations we operate in
Support Groups Bristol Mind - 0117 927 9600
35 Old Market Street, Bristol, BS2 0EZ
Services we Provide
Mental health
Overview
SISH stands for 'self injury self help', and are a Bristol based community organisation, who for 15 years, have been running self help support groups for people who self injure.
The original founders of the group wanted to create a safe space to talk about their self harm, and offer and receive support from each other that was non-judgemental and accepting.
The groups have run with these core principles ever since, and are one of the few self injury self help groups in the country.
Unfortunately SISH is not a crisis service, and we cannot offer a phone or email support service.
If you need to talk to someone now, you could call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90 (local rate calls, 24/7) or email jo@samaritans.org or see their website at www.samaritans.org to find out more.
What we do
SISH will always give you a warm welcome without any pressure to say or do anything you don’t feel comfortable with.
SISH offers a range of confidential, non judgemental, safe spaces for any individual for whom self injury is an issue.
We also offer more general wellbeing activities for anyone who is interested in looking after their mental health.
Facilitators of the support groups and courses are all trained and supervised to work sensitively with any issues about self injury, and often have personal experience of the issues raised.
Click on the menu links above for more information about each group.
Groups & Events 2014
- Women only weekly support group
- Men and women's weekly support group
- Monthly Wellbeing Workshops
- Making Changes course
Where we do it
Women only open self help group 18+
When: Monday evenings,
6:30 - 8:00pm
Venue: Bristol Mind, 35 Old Market Street, BS2 0EZ
Men & Women's open self help support group 18+
When: Tuesday evenings,
6:30 - 8:00pm
Venue: Bristol Mind, 35 Old Market Street, BS2 0EZ
Well Being Workshops
When: 1st Saturday of every month (or 2nd Saturday of the month if 1st is bank holiday weekend)
10.30am – 1pm
Venue: Bristol Mind, 35 Old Market Street, BS2 0EZ
How to access
Do I need a referral to access the groups?
No, there is no need to be referred into the groups. The Support Groups and Wellbeing Workshopsare open to anyone, so you can just turn up if you want to.
The Making Changes group will run over 6 sessions and you can self refer to sign up for this course if you think you would find it helpful.
How old do I need to be to attend a support group?
18+ for both the women-only support group and for the men and women’s support group. There is no upper age limit – all are welcome!