Self-Injury Resources

* Resources taken from "Helping Teens Who Cut: Understanding and Ending Self-Injuring" by Michael Hollander, PhD.

S.A.F.E. Alternatives www.selfinjury.com This website was created by Karen Conterio and Wendy Lader (authors of Bodily Harm). It offers material about self-injury, a summary about the components of successful treatment, and links to purchase books and videos. The website also provides a link for admission to an inpatient unit at Edgewood Children's Center in Webster Groves, Missouri (optimal length of stay for a typical program is 30 days).
Adolescent Self Injury Foundation (ASIF) www.adolescentselfinjuryfoundation.com This non-profit organization raises awareness around issues related to self-injury and assists families in making the journey toward wellness and recovery. It offers educational seminars, prevention techniques, resources, research, and forums.
American Self-Harm Information Clearinghouse www.selfinjury.org Deb Martinson (author of Bill of Rights for People Who Self-Harm) developed this website for self-injurers and therapists. It offers a brief description of the reasons for self-injury, a discussion o myths regarding self-injury, self-help suggestions, and several links.
The Cornell Research Program on Self-Injury and Recovery www.selfinjury.bctr.cornell.edu/ Established in 2003, the program provides consulting services for youth-serving professionals, school personnel, and clinical/medical professionals. The program also offers user-friendly materials for individuals who injure as well as those who live with, care about, and work with them.
Harmless http://www.harmless.org.uk/Provides support, information, training and consultancy to self-injurers, their friends and family, and professionals.
Helpguide www.helpguide.org/mental/self_injury.htm Offers basic information about self-injury, its warning signs, how to respond to it, and self-help tips.
The Interdisciplinary National Self-Injury www.insync-group.ca Contains research information as well as support for youth, families, and professionals.
The Laboratory for Clinical and Developmental Research at Harvard University www.wjh.harvard.edu/~nock/nocklab This website was developed by Dr. Matthew Nock, a leading researcher on suicide and self-injury. Almost all of his publications are available under the "publications" take in the website.
Screening for Mental Health, Inc. www.mentalhealthscreening.org This site offers prevention programs for suicide and for self-injury.
Self-Injury www.mirror-mirror.org/selfinj.htm Presents basic information about self-injury and gives a long, useful list of alternatives.
Self-Injury Foundation http://selfinjuryfoundation.org/ Offers helpful resources for self-injurers including crisis line numbers, recommended books, information on self-injury, research studies, treatment, therapist referrals, and support groups