Teens: Cutting and Self-Injury - page 3

Contents
Foreword 4
Teens: Cutting and Self-Injury at a Glance 6
Overview 8
How Serious a Problem Are Cutting and
Self-Injury Among Teens? 19
Primary Source Quotes 26
Facts and Illustrations 29
What Causes Teens to Deliberately Harm
Themselves? 33
Primary Source Quotes 40
Facts and Illustrations 43
What Are the Risks of Cutting and Self-Injury? 48
Primary Source Quotes 55
Facts and Illustrations 58
Can Teens Overcome the Need to Self-Injure? 62
Primary Source Quotes 69
Facts and Illustrations 72
Key People and Advocacy Groups 76
Chronology 78
Related Organizations 80
For Further Research 84
Source Notes 87
List of Illustrations 90
Index 91
Picture Credits 95
About the Author 96