Resources
Readings
- Alderman, T. (2000). Helping those who hurt themselves. The Prevention Researcher, 7(4), 5-8.
- Derouin, A., & Bravender, T. (2004). Living on the edge: The current phenomenon of self-mutilation in adolescents. MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, 29(1), 12-18.
- Kingsonbloom, J., Conterio,K., & Lader,W. (1998). Bodily Harm: The Breakthrough Healing Program for Self-Injurers.
- Lader, W. (Winter, 2006). A look at the increase in body focused behaviors. Paradigm, 14-18.
- Lieberman, R. (March, 2004). Understanding and responding to students who self-mutilate. Principal Leadership Magazine, 4(7). Online publication of the National Association of School Psychologists.
- Purington, A., & Whitlock, J. (August, 2004). Research facts and findings: Self-injury fact sheet. ACT for Youth Upstate Center for Excellence. Publication of Cornell University , U of Rochester , and New York State Center for School Safety.
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Selekman, M. D. (2006). Working with self-harming adolescents: A collaborative, strengths-based therapy approach. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.
- Walsh, B. W. (2005). Treating self-injury: A practical guide. New York : Guilford Press.
- See also: Some Basic Features of a School Protocol
- White, V. E., Trepal-Wollenzier, H., & Nolan, J. M. (2002). College students and self-injury: Intervention strategies for counselors. Journal of College Counseling, 5, 105-113.
- White Kress, V. E., Gibson, D. M., Reynolds, C. A. (February, 2004). Adolescents who self-injure: Implications and strategies for school counselors. Professional School Counseling.
- Yates, T. M. (2004). The developmental psychopathology of self-injurious behavior: Compensatory regulation in posttraumatic adaptation. Clinical Psychological Review, 24, 35-74.
National and International Web Resources
- The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is aimed at helping parents and families in understanding emotional, developmental, behavioral and mental disorders affecting children and adolescents.
- ASHIC (the American Self-Harm Information Clearinghouse) strives to increase public awareness of the phenomenon of self-inflicted violence and the unique challenges faced by self-injurers and the people who care about them.
- The National Mental Health Association has an on-line factsheet about self-injury available here.
- The National Self-Harm Network (UK): Young People and Self Harm is a key information resource for young people who self-harm, their friends and families, and for professionals working with them.
- SAFE Alternatives® (Self-Abuse Finally Ends) (1-800-366-8288) is a nationally recognized treatment approach, professional network and educational resource base, which is committed to helping achieve an end to self-injurious behavior.
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Self Injurious Behavior: Free satellite broadcast, October 19, 2006. It is widely believed that the number of youth who intentionally injure their bodies by cutting, burning, or engaging in other forms of mutilation has increased in recent years. Join Dr. Janis Whitlock as she summarizes what we know and don't know about self-injury as well as recommendations for detection, intervention, and prevention.
- Self-Injury and Related Issues (SIARI) is a free, international internet service of information, resources, and support.
- SIARI aims to raise awareness about self-injury, as well as offering hope, support, and enlightenment to those who self-injure, their kith and kin, and those who work alongside people who hurt themselves. The site will be of value to anyone wishing to gain insight into the complex and much-misunderstood phenomenon of self-injury, and the issues that surround it.
- So what do I do instead?: A list of suggestions.
Academic Literature of More General Interest
Coming SoonResources for Secondary School Faculty and Staff
- Lieberman, R. (March, 2004). Understanding and responding to students who self-mutilate. Principal Leadership Magazine, 4(7). Online publication of the National Association of School Psychologists.
- Walsh, B. W. (2005). Treating self-injury: A practical guide. New York : Guilford Press.
- See also: Some Basic Features of a School Protocol