Deb Martinson

The American Self-Harm Information Clearinghouse strives to educate the general public and medical and psychological professionals about the phenomenon of self-harm. We hope that by disseminating clear, concise, and accurate information about self-harm, we can improve the treatment that those who cope with distress by injuring themselves receive from hospitals, physicians, therapists, and their own families and friends.

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Bill of Rights for People Who Self-Harm An estimated one percent of Americans use physical self-harm as a way of coping with stress; the rate of self-injury in other industrial nations is probably similar. Still, self-injury remains a taboo subject, a behavior that is considered freakish or out
Self-injury: Fact sheet (Beyond the Myths) Self-injury a quick guide to the basics. If the whole concept of a disorder in which people deliberately inflict physical harm on themselves confuses you or if you've been doing this for a while and never realized that it's recognized as a valid psycholog