Self harm Awareness Day, a professional reflection
Written by Harmless Clinical Lead, Ana Silva. This week marks a significant moment in time for us. Self harm awareness day takes place every year on March 1st. Harmless was set up in 2007 with the sole purpose of turning a dream into the reality of having a community service dedicated to supporting everyone who […]
The U.K. Mental Health plan
Written by Harmless CEO, Caroline Harroe. Even with the great demand for mental health services, the government withdrew its much-awaited 10-year plan for tackling the crisis. Instead, it declared that it would be publishing a bigger strategy which would encompass long-term illnesses such as cancer as well as mental health, within a ‘Major Conditions Strategy’. […]
Self Harm Awareness Day 2023
SELF HARM AWARENESS DAY: SUICIDE PREVENTION STARTS HERE Self Harm Awareness Day takes place around the world on 1st March every year. In 2023, Harmless will join other organisations from across the UK to raise awareness and dispel myths around this often misunderstood issue. Harmless has developed new branding and a media pack that it […]
Social Anxiety: How can I manage it?
Social anxiety is defined by the NHS as a long-term and overwhelming fear of social situations. It can present in different ways and intensities, and can affect every day activities, self confidence, relationships and work/school life. Some of the examples of social anxiety are fear of talking to others/joining in conversations, worries you may embarrass […]
FREE SUICIDE BEREAVEMENT TRAINING – HERTS & WEST ESSEX
Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care System are part of the Zero Suicide Alliance striving to tackle the multicomplex socioeconomic issues that can lead to suicide, however, is also acutely aware of the need for effective and evidence based postvention (Suicide Bereavement) care, and as such I wanted to make you aware of this excellent […]
Disability vs Disabled
Our CEO, Caroline Harroe, has written an article on the difference between Disability and Disabled. To read the article, please click the following link: https://medium.com/@carolineharroe_76834/disability-vs-disabled-57cfe6ff292.
We are getting back to Face-to-Face events and meetings.
This year we will be hosting our National Suicide Bereavement Conference on the 1st of March, and we are offering an in person or via live stream option, in our pursuit to ensuring as many people as possible has access to this even. I think you might agree that Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google meet […]
Happy New Year
An open letter from Harmless
Wednesday 28th December 2022 To all whom this concerns, I would like to bring to your attention our serious concerns as we approach 2023 and the adversity that lies ahead. This is not so as to reinforce the concern that already exists, but as an effort to foresee and therefore plan and avert the potential […]