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Young People & Self Harm - http://www.thesite.org/healthandwellbeing/mentalhealth/selfharm
Provides information to help young people cope and recover. Explains different types of self-harm, how common it is, why it is difficult to ask for help, and services available in the UK to help. |
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How Can I Help a Friend Who Cuts? - http://kidshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/good_friends/friend_cuts.html
Explains why people cut and gives some tips on what you can to help. Includes what to do in an emergency. |
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YouthNoise: Learning to Cope With Self-Injury - http://www.youthnoise.com/page.php?page_id=1410
Practical advice on seeking help, coping with stress and helping others who self-injure. |
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YoungMinds: Self-Harm - http://www.youngminds.org.uk/young-people/how-are-you-feeling/mental-illness/self-harm/?searchterm=self%20harm
Information to help young people understand more about self-injury and to where to find support. Includes details of national organizations. |
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BBC: Why Are Young People Harming Themselves? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/teens/2004/self_harm.shtml
Provides information about statistics, causes and how to obtain help. |
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Adullam Ministries - http://www.adullam-ministries.org.uk
Learn alternatives to self-harm, how to get help when you want to stop and read survivor stories. Includes moderated forum. |
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scarlet screaming - http://www.freewebs.com/self_harm_life/
Learn why some people harm themselves, how to help a friend or yourself. Includes information about abuse, and poems. [Explicit content in some poems.] |
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Need2know: No More Self-Harm - http://www.need2know.co.uk/health/mental_health/article.html/id=61
Article by a 15 year old describing how discovering and writing poetry helped her to stop cutting herself. |
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Self-harm - http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?p=243&np=293&id=2464
Explains what it is, why people start, why they continue, the risks, and how to help a friend. |