Self Harm By Ayana Rivera and Angelina Cruz

>The term self harm began in >In 1973 the term was used much more than in >Self harm: The act of purposely harming your own body. The History Of Self Harm

> It is thought that around 13% of young people may try to hurt themselves on purpose at some point between the ages of 11 and 16, but the actual figure could be much higher. > In 2014, figures were published suggesting a 70% increase in year olds attending A&E for self- harm related reasons over the preceding 2 years. Self Harm Today

Girls are thought to be more likely to self-harm than boys, but this could be because boys are more likely to engage in behaviours such as punching a wall, which isn't always recognised as self-harm or doesn’t come to the attention of hospitals. In reality self-harm doesn't happen to one type of person, it can't be predicted and scarily, we don't really know how many people are going through it. This is all really vague, but you can take one thing away from it - you are not alone, whether you are harming or seeing someone you love or work with go through it. It's more common than you think. Self Harm today continued

>Skin cutting >Scratching >Burning >Hitting body parts >Messing with wound healing >Hair Pulling >Ingesting toxic substances/objects Types Of Self Harm

>About two million people in the United States injure themselves some way. >Most are teens or young adults National Scope

>Warning signs of self harm are frequent injury of cuts and burns >Wearing long sleeves + pants in warm weather >Low self esteem >Difficulty with handling feelings >Relationship problems >Poor functioning at school, work, & home. Harms of the issue

>Self Injury Awareness Network help to educate people on the topic of self harm >Many therapists are out there >Encourage people that self harm to seek help for it >Raise awareness Resistance

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