Counselling Resources

From Buzzfeed: a collection of statements from people who self-harm, which may help some feel less alone in their experience.

The Canadian Mental Health Association provides information on self-injury as a coping response to mental health problems, grief, and abuse, and how its harms can be addressed.

Self-injury can and does occur in children as young as 11. This resource goes over the issue for an audience of preteens and teens.

This guide is focused on providing immediate suggestions to cope with the urge to harm or injure oneself.

The urge to self-injure can be addressed in a mindful way by distracting oneself or choosing another coping strategy. Cornell presents a list of these alternative methods for recovery.

This list of suggestions for coping with intense emotions was created by the Eating Disorders Information Centre, but it can be used by anyone.

This guide provides an introduction to self-injury, its consequences, how to recognize signs, and advice for helping a loved one or getting help.

If a kid struggles with self-injury, how can they stop? How do you talk about it? Kids Help Phone offers advice, information, and their help line.

A coping box is one strategy to use in self-injury recovery, where items to help distract and self-soothe are stored in a special place for difficult times.

This article addresses the risk factors, motivating factors, and common conceptions and misconceptions about self-injury.

SI Outreach is a nonprofit affiliated with McGill and the University of Guelph, sharing stories of self-injury and recovery and resources to help others.

The motivations behind cutting or other forms of self-injury in young people may be hard to understand. This article from psychology today addresses some of the common thoughts and feelings surrounding this behaviour.