The News Story We Should Really Be Talking About: Why Does Society Still Put Survivors on Trial?
By Caroline Harroe (Harmless CEO) The predictable chorus is depressingly familiar: ‘Why didn’t she speak up?’ ‘Why does she want attention?’ ‘What was she doing there?’ ‘Why didn’t she just leave?’ Whenever conversations about sexual violence enter the public domain, we see the same damaging attitudes emerge. Rather than focusing on the experiences of those […]
Diwali: Finding the Light Around You
By Dwensy Haresh (Clinical Administrative Officer) Diwali (also known as Deepavali) is the festival of light, one of the most celebrated festivals in India and Indian communities. At its heart, Diwali symbolises the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil; it encourages individuals to reflect and see the positives. This theme is reflected […]
Postvention Mental Health Professionals: Participants Required for Research Project
Harmless is currently recruiting participants for an interview study to assess practitioner’s views of the feasibility and acceptance of the use and discussion of suicide notes within suicide bereavement care. For this study we are looking for postvention mental health professionals who regularly offer 1:1 counselling for those bereaved by suicide and have been in […]