Self-harm is when someone hurts or injures their body on purpose.
- It includes things like cutting, burning, scratching or hitting
- It can be really dangerous
- Self-harming doesn’t always mean that the person wants to end their life
- If you are thinking about hurting yourself, it’s important to let someone know so they can help you cope
Source: Kids Helpline
GENERAL INFO
Links and phone numbers throughout this site are live, tap to access.
Kids Helpline: Self-harm
Kids Health: Cutting
Beyond Blue: Self-harm and Self-injury
MHFA: NON-SUICIDAL SELF INJURY: FIRST AID GUIDELINES (REVISED 2014)
ReachOut: How to help a friend with self-harm
Life Line: What is self-harm
Mind: What is Self-Harm?
Health Direct: Self-harm
Better Health: Self-Harm and Self-injury
SELF-HELP
Talk to your GP/doctor or contact Your Crew to
help you such as help you speak to your parents or get you to your doctor.
If you feel at immediate risk call 000
Call Kids Helpline 1800 551 800
ReachOut: Services for self-harm
ReachOut: What is Self-harm?
NSSI: Alternatives to non-suicidal self-injury
Mind: Tips for coping with urges to self-harm
Mental Health first aid: Alternatives to Self-injury
Life Line: self-harm
Beyond Blue: Issues for young people
Beyond Blue: Find a mental health professional help
FORUMS, TOOLS & VIDEOS
Mental Health Forum
Teen Line: Self-injury Forum
Crewing for or Helping Others
Sometimes, it can be hard to know what to do to support someone. You may feel stressed or scared you'll say the wrong thing.
Remember your main role as Crew or a supportive friend or family is to listen, acknowledge and communicate support. That can mean calling a professional service such as Kids Helpline or, in an emergency, calling 000 They can also guide you on what to do.
See How to Ask If Your Friend Is OK video
If you are under 18 years old, you can also reach out to an adult or your Crew to help you support someone.
See Professional and Urgent Help for a list of services with live phone numbers and links
See Pathways to Help
Psychology Today: Why has Self-injury become so popular
Raising Children: Self-harm and Teens
Melbourne Child Psychology: What to do if Your Teenager Self-Harms – Immediate Strategies For Parents
Kids Health: Helping teens who Self-harm
Reach Out: Self-Harm in Teenagers
New Haven: 6 Things Your Child Needs From You to Reduce Cutting (Self-Harm) Behaviors
Web MD: Teens, cutting, and Self-injury
The kids are all right: Helplines
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People:
AMHFA: GUIDELINES FOR PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TO ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLE ENGAGING IN NON-SUICIDAL SELF-INJURY
Forum:
ReachOut: Forum for helping your teens
