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09 Feb Posted by Scott in Mental Health, Rx & Medical, Teens | 6 comments

Treatment For Cutting or Self-Injury

How to Help a Friend or Family Member Who Cuts or Practices Self-Injury It is often very hard to come to terms with the fact that someone you care about is physically hurting themselves. There are, however, things that you can do and steps to take. Below are some helpful tips to help someone who self-injures:       Understand that self-harming...

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09 Feb Posted by Scott in Mental Health, Teens | 7 comments

What is Cutting & Self-Injury?

Statistics on teen cutting are hard to come by because so few studies have been done on the subject.  In 2002,  the British Medical Journal published an article that found 13 percent of British 15- and 16-year-olds purposely injured themselves.  In the United States, best estimates indicate that one in every 200 girls between 13 and 19...

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