Self-Harm

Self-harm/Non suicidal self-injury/Self-inflicted injury:  Anything a person does intentionally to themselves that can cause injury, including death. This can include cutting, head banging, punching yourself or punching things (like a wall), self-biting, self-scratching, self-burning or bruising among other methods.

Healthy Coping:  Strategies that people use when dealing with stress and/or trauma to help manage difficult or painful emotions. 

• Rate Your Self-Esteem

  Rate your self-esteem to learn about you value yourself before discussing with your children. 

ACTIVITIES

• What Parents Need to Know About Self-Injury

  Cornell University Research Program on Self-Injury & Recovery Handout

• Meaningful Life Practices for Parents

  Science-based activities to create a more meaningful life.

LINKS

• Drives & What to Do if Your Child Self-Injures

  Information from the Child Mind Institute.

• How to Help a Family Member

  Guides for helping family members who self-injure.

ORGANIZATIONS

• SIOS Self-Injury Outreach & Support

  As part of a collaboration between the University of Guelph and McGill University, we are a non-profit outreach initiative providing information and resources about self-injury to those who self-injure, those who have recovered, and those who want to help.

• Cornell University Self-Injury & Recovery Resources (SIRR)

  The Cornell Research Program on Self-Injury and Recovery was launched in 2003 to understand what was then widely believed to be a new and emerging behavior among youth and adults.

READING & RESEARCH

• New Findings About Self-Injury

  American Psychological Association researchers examine compelling and complementary views on why people engage in this harmful behavior.

• S.A.F.E. Alternatives Treatment Approach

  S.A.F.E. ALTERNATIVES® is a nationally recognized treatment approach, professional network, and educational resource base, which is committed to helping you and others achieve an end to self-injurious behavior.

Self-harm/Non suicidal self-injury/Self-inflicted injury:  Anything a person does intentionally to themselves that can cause injury, including death. This can include cutting, head banging, punching yourself or punching things (like a wall), self-biting, self-scratching, self-burning or bruising among other methods.

Healthy Coping:  Strategies that people use when dealing with stress and/or trauma to help manage difficult or painful emotions. 

• Rate Your Self-Esteem

  Rate your self-esteem to learn about you value yourself before discussing with your children. 

ACTIVITIES

• 10 Ways to Untwist Your Thinking

  Learn 10 ways to untwist negative thinking.

• Self-Esteem Lessons & Activities

  Step by step approach to boost low self esteem. 

• Meaningful Life Practices

  Science-based activities to live a more meaningful life by Greater Good in Action.

• Calm

  Breathing guide.

• Anger Diary

  Keep track of anger and triggers to spot patterns.

• Audio Meditations

  Listen to audio meditations from Helpguide.org. Start with 'Be Kind to Yourself'.

LINKS

• Self-Harm Crisis Text Line

  Text HOME to 741741 to reach a Crisis Counselor

• Answers to Questions About Self-Harm

  Information about self-harm from GirlsHealth.gov.

• Ways to Resist Cutting

  Learn a variety of ways to resist cutting and watch breathing videos from TeensHealth.

ORGANIZATIONS

• Crisis Text Line

  Crisis Text Line is powered by volunteer Crisis Counselors who work remotely — anywhere with a computer and secure internet connection works.

• SIOS Self-Injury Outreach & Support

  As part of a collaboration between the University of Guelph and McGill University, we are a non-profit outreach initiative providing information and resources about self-injury to those who self-injure, those who have recovered, and those who want to help.

• Cornell University Self-Injury & Recovery Resources (SIRR)

  The Cornell Research Program on Self-Injury and Recovery was launched in 2003 to understand what was then widely believed to be a new and emerging behavior among youth and adults.

READING & RESEARCH

• Are Cutting & Suicide Related

  Research from the Child Mind Institute

• Looking After Yourself-Self-Esteem

  Workbook, information sheets, and worksheets to examine and raise self-esteem from the Centre for Clinical Interventions.

• How to Help a Friend

  Learn how to help a friend who is self-injures.

• How to React

  Learn how to react when a friend tells you that they self-injure.