Self Harm Help and Information
What is self-harm?
> Self-harming is a behaviour and not a mental illness.
> Self-harm is when someone deliberately hurts or mutilates their body without meaning to die. (although death may still occur).
> Self-harm often begins in teenage years and can be a way of communicating or coping with distress.
> Not all people who self harm are suicidal.
> There are many reasons why someone may self harm including a cry for help, a way of coping with stress, a symptom of a mental illness like depression, and/or it may show someone is thinking of suicide.
Self Harm Information for Parents
Is someone close to you self-harming?
What can you do to help?
Self Harm Factsheet - headspace
Self-harm refers to people deliberately hurting or mutilating their bodies without necessarily wanting to die. It often begins in the teenage years.
Self Harm & Young People - Orygen Fact Sheet
Self-harming is a behaviour and not a mental illness. Self-harm often begins in teenage years and can be a way of communicating or coping with distress.
Teenage Health Freak - Self Harm
A great teenage health site with loads of information.
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