Meet the Harmless Team – Sam
My name is Sam and I recently joined Harmless’ Self Harm Pathway as the Team Lead in Leicester alongside being a Therapist. I started with Harmless and The Tomorrow Project in March 2021 as a clinical support worker on the bereavement team, whilst completing my BSc (Hons) in Counselling and Psychotherapy. Prior to starting at […]
The Tomorrow Project attended ThinkFest 2022 in Derbyshire last the weekend!
Tom and Briony from our Derbyshire suicide bereavement team went along to the event organised by Ellie Scott at The Georgia Bird Foundation in Chesterfield on the 14th May for a brilliant (albeit boiling) day full of live music, inspirational speakers, and lots of talk about mental health in line with Mental Health Awareness Week. […]
Introducing Harmless Let’s Talk Training
Who are Harmless Let’s Talk Training? We are the training operating arm of Harmless – designing, coordinating and delivering bespoke, CPD-accredited, evidence-based training on all things self harm, suicide and mental health. We’re called ‘Let’s Talk Training’ because we want everyone, no matter who they are, where they are, or what their ‘role’ is – […]
Rest is not a reward.
A reflection by Eleana-Jayne; Clinical Administrative Officer. I wonder if you’ve ever been like me and told yourself, “I’ll just get this done and then I’ll rest.” For most of us that sentence usually ends in skipping lunch breaks, 4am bedtimes and 3 minutes with a cup of coffee before getting ‘back to it.’ Sound […]
Introducing the Bereavement Team: Sharon
Next up from the bereavement team to introduce themselves is Sharon. Sharon works in our Nottingham Office. My name is Sharon. I started working as a suicide bereavement support worker for The Tomorrow Project at Harmless in November 2021. My role not only offers essential emotional and practical support for individuals impacted by suicide, but […]
Mental Health Awareness Week & Funded Training
What is mental health awareness week? Mental Health Awareness week is an annual event which takes place each year. It’s a great opportunity to get involved in the conversation about Mental Health, and start taking action to improve our communities. By promoting awareness of Mental Health, we can start to break down barriers to many […]
Suicide – A Taboo Topic
I thought for this blog post, I would shed a little light on my Harmless journey. I think what intrigued me the most about Harmless was how afraid I was around the thought of helping someone in suicide crisis, or even mentioning the word “suicide”, like it was a swear word. I was worried about […]
My role as a placement student for Harmless and The Tomorrow Project.
Hello, my name is Katie and similar to Charlotte, who you met last week, I am a student who is currently on my placement year here at Harmless and The Tomorrow Project! This 12-month Internship is part of my Psychology with Criminology degree, at Nottingham Trent University. My job consists of two separate but complimentary […]
Mental Health Awareness Week
Mental Health Awareness Week is happening between 9 to 15 May 2022. The official theme is ‘loneliness’ and, across the week, we encourage you to build meaningful connections with your friends, family, colleagues and communities. Loneliness and our mental health Loneliness affects many of us at one time or another. We know that loneliness can be […]
Introducing the Bereavement Team: Rachel
I’m Rachel and I joined the Tomorrow Project in November 2019. I work as a Bereavement Clinical Support Worker providing emotional and practical support to those bereaved by suicide across Leicestershire. I am a qualified Counsellor and prior to joining the Tomorrow Project worked for a local cancer charity and volunteered for a national bereavement […]