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Publications available from the Bristol Crisis Service for Women

	Understanding self-injury For those who self-injure, professionals and anyone else who wants to understand self-injury. This booklet explains what self-injury is and why someone might feel driven to hurt her own body. There are ideas for help and lists of resources and further reading. Explanations are illustrated with quotes from women with personal experience of self-injury. ISBN 0 9531348 1 4 Price £5
	Self-help for self-injury Now available in LARGE PRINT This booklet is for any woman who is struggling with self-injury. It is also of value to professionals wishing to help someone overcome self-injury. It aims to help an individual understand and tackle what causes her to want to hurt herself. Again, women’s own words help explain the ideas discussed. ISBN 0 9531348 2 2 Price £5
	For friends and family The aim of this booklet is to help those who want to understand and support a woman or young person who struggles with self-injury. An important focus is the feelings and experience of supporters. There are quotes from partners, family and friends, and ideas to help supporters cope with their own feelings and needs. ISBN 0 9531348 3 0. Price £5
	Self-injury support and self-help groups This booklet is for anyone interested in setting up or being involved in a self-help group. It examines the practical concerns as well as some of the particular issues that may arise in a group supporting people who self-injure. ISBN 0 9531348 4 9 Price £5
	Women from Black and Minority Ethnic Groups and Self-Injury This booklet is of primary interest to women from black and minority ethnic groups who self-injure, but is also of interest to those working with or supporting women from black and minority ethnic groups. Available in Bengali, Chinese, English, Punjabi and Urdu. ISBN 0 9548939 0 5 (ISBN’s different for each language) Price £2
	'The Rainbow Journal'for young people who self-injure The Journal is aimed at helping young people move from self-harm to self-care. It has blank pages for writing about feelings and for drawing and includes artwork, quotes and poems by young people who self-injure. The Journal also has useful information on self-injury, such as helpline telephone numbers. It is A5 size, spiral bound and very bright and colourful. It can be used on its own or in conjunction with counselling, as an additional tool. Individual copies are free when ordered by under 18 year olds. ISBN 0 9531348 8 1 Price £8. (Free to young women under 18 if they contact us directly to request a copy)
	'The Pain Inside' - For women in prison who self-injure. THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT This book is a self-help tool for women in prison (or any other secure setting) who self-injure to keep in their cell. It is to be used as an alternative to self-injury. There are different sections within the book; information about self-injury, alternatives to self-injury, puzzles, art and a letter and diary writing section. It also has information about relaxation techniques and where to get support in prison. ISBN 0 9548939 5 6. Price £6
	Women and self-injury: a survey of 76 women A report on research carried out by BCSW into the experience and needs of women who self-injure. ISBN 0 9531348 5 7 Price £6 (professionals) or £3 (individuals and small groups)
	Updated Winter 2006 Working with People who Self-injure Training Pack A specially developed modular training pack for professionals working with people who self-injure, designed to be used flexibly in one or two day workshops for workers in a wide range of settings. All materials have been developed through Bristol Crisis Service for Women’s extensive work with women who self-injure, and training experience in a wide variety of agencies including mental health services, social services, secure settings, voluntary organisations. Included are trainers’ notes, participative exercises, handouts, OHP originals, and resources. Modules: What is self-injury? What issues does self-injury raise for workers? Why do people self-injure? What are the needs of people who self-injure? Professional approaches to self-injury. Skills development. Reviewing our own practice. Looking at workers’ own needs. Exploring alternatives to self-injury. ISBN 0 9531348 0 6 Price £120.00
	Good Practice Guidelines A useful starting-point for reviewing existing practice or for the development of new services. Of relevance to individual workers, teams, managers and to service planners. ISBN 0 9531348 3 0 Price £8 (professionals & organisations) / £4 (individuals & small groups).
	Ride On This booklet was compiled at the end of a series of writing workshops aimed at young women with experience of self-injury. During the workshops the group wrote and shared the poems and pictures included in the pages. Copies are free to young women (16-25) with experience of self-injury. To get a copy, please contact BCSW tel 0117 927 9600, e-mail bcsw@btconnect.com or write BCSW, PO BOX 654, Bristol, BS99 1XH. (Details of Ride On are not on the order form below)

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