SELF INJURY RESOURCES

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These are Self Injury Resources.
Please also see:
Anxiety Related || Crisis Intervention || Depression || Dissociative Disorders
Eating Disorders (U.S. and Int'l) || Erotomania || Substance Abuse (U.S.)
Substance Abuse (Int'l) || Traumatic Stress Disorders || Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling)
Health Care Resources || General Mental Health Resources


ARTICLES/INFORMATION/RESEARCH
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After Abuse, Changes in the Brain
The New York Times, February 23, 2009

Cutting Signals Need for Emotional Help
ABC News, March 16, 2001

'Cutters' Learn How to Heal Their Scars
Los Angeles Times, April 6, 2002

Self-Inflicted Violence: Helping Those Who Hurt Themselves
Self-Help and Psychology, May 21, 1998

Self-Injurious Behavior in Children & Adolescents: What is SIB?
Healing, Spring/Summer 1998

Self-Injurious Behavior in Children & Adolescents: Now What? The Treatment of SIB
Healing, Fall/Winter 1998

Self-Injury In Adolescents
Fact sheet from the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

Self-Injury No Longer Rare Among Teens
WebMD Medical News, November 21, 2000

Self-Injury Poorly Understood Problem
CNN, September 5, 2000

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ORGANIZATIONS/AGENCIES
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Self Abuse Finally Ends (S.A.F.E.) - Canada
735 Wonderland Road N., Suite 224
London, Ontario N6H 5N7 Canada
Phone: (519) 657-6570
www.safeincanada.ca
Info, referrals to treatment and support groups throughout Canada.

Self-Injury Hotline
Toll-free: 1-800-DONT-CUT

Young People and Self-Harm
National Children's Bureau
8 Wakley Street
London EC1 VQE
United Kingdom
Phone: 020 7843 6000
www.selfharm.org.uk

Young People and Self Harm: A National Inquiry
Camelot Foundation
University House
11 - 13 Lower Grosvenor Place
London SW1W 0EX
United Kingdom
www.selfharmuk.org
U.K. national inquiry researching self harm/self-injury.

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RESOURCE WEBSITES

Secret Shame
www.palace.net/~llama/psych/injury.html
Self-injury information and support.
Also home of the Bodies Under Siege Mailing List.

Self-Injury and Related Issues
www.siari.co.uk
Information, resources and support.

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