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Self Harm – Self Injury – Self Mutilation

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BRIEF SUMMARY

Self-harm is a behavior and not an illness. People self-harm to cope with distress or to communicate that they are distressed. It includes self-poisoning and overdoses, minor injury, as well as potentially dangerous and life-threatening forms of injury. It does not mean body piercing, getting a tattoo, unusual sex, or the recreational use of drugs and alcohol. Some people who self-harm are suicidal at the time. Others report never feeling suicidal. . Examples of self-harm or self-injurious behaviors include cutting and Trichotillomania.

KEY POINTS

  • Self-harm is a behavior that can occur in many different disorders and situations.
  • Self-harm may be an attempt at suicide, although not necessarily so.

SHARED WISDOM

  • Safety plan for a student who is self-harming: Suicide Prevention & Response: A Comprehensive Resource Guide for Indiana Schools www.doe.in.gov/sites/default/files/sebw/suicide-resource-guide-indiana-schools-4.pdf  It offers a few sample safety plans and has some safety plan apps you may want to explore too. (Brandie Oliver, bmoliver@butler.edu)

RESOURCES

  • Sample Safety Plans:
    • Copy-of-safety-plan-tool
    • Safety-plan
    • self-harm-my-safety-plan
    • Individual_Student_Safety_Plan
  • About self-injury from Cornell University
  • What is Self-Injury? from Cornell University
  • http://schoolcounselorsconnect.weebly.com/self-injury.html 
  • Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale

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