Self-harm is a secret battle, a whisper of pain tucked away under long sleeves and soft smiles. It’s not only about physical wounds; it’s about profound emotional upheaval that people outside of its ...

As long as self-harm is treated primarily as an individual clinical problem, responses will continue to be limited, writes ...

Among adolescents, rates of nonfatal self-harm may be higher in older teens, females, and those who are multiracial, according to an analysis of data from hospitals in California. Researchers analyzed ...

Acts of self-harm like self-cutting or overdosing may be carried out for a variety of reasons, most commonly to: Express and relieve bottled-up anger or tension. Feel more in control of a seemingly ...

As many as one in six teenagers have self-harmed at some point in their lives. As well as being an indicator of emotional pain, self-harm is also the best-known predictor of death by suicide—yet ...

Men are more likely to die by suicide globally. One of the strongest predictors of death by suicide is self-harm. This is when a person physically hurts themselves as a way of dealing with very ...

One in ten Norwegian adolescents has engaged in deliberate self-harm without intending to commit suicide. For the first time, researchers have taken an in-depth look at the correlation between ...

I recently was doing some research on emotional self-harm and I came across an article that mentioned self-sabotage and “people-pleasing” as a sign of emotional self-harm. This hit me right where I ...

Explore the impact of social media on emotional well-being, self-harm, and the need for support among India's youth.

Right now, something in your home may be talking to your child about sex, self-harm, and suicide. That something isn’t a person—it’s an AI companion chatbot. These AI chatbots can be indistinguishable ...