Description Subtle scars disappearing up a shirt sleeve, unexplained bruises, burn marks.
Parents who uncover this alarming behavior are gripped by uncertainty and flooded with questions--why is my child doing this? Is this a suicide attempt? What did I do wrong? What can I do to stop it? And yet basic educational resource.
As many as one out of every four young people engage in non-suicidal self-injury, defined as the deliberate destruction of body tissue without suicidal intent.
Description Subtle scars disappearing up a shirt sleeve, unexplained bruises, burn marks