CHILD WELFARE. A practical guide for parents, teachers, youth workers and others caring for and working with teenagers/young adults who engage in self-harming a

Self-injury can be as addictive as any drug, and the secrecy and shame many sufferers feel about this behavior can keep them feeling trapped. But if you're read

CHILD WELFARE. A practical guide for parents, teachers, youth workers and others caring for and working with teenagers/young adults who engage in self-harming a

Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a baffling, troubling, and hard to treat phenomenon that has increased markedly in recent years. Key issues in diagnosing and

"Parents who discover a teen's self-injurious behavior are gripped by uncertainty and flooded with questions - Why is my child doing this? Is this a suicide att