1. Statistics for Suicide
Screenshots taken from CDC’s Youth Risk behavior study posted as of October 2017 on
% are for all high school age students
First Nationally then in Philadelphia
To further breakdown such as sex, race/culture
Or sexual orientation, go to website

2. % of teens who felt sad or hopeless National

3. % of teens who felt sad or hopeless Philadelphia

4. % of teens who seriously considered suicide as an option National

5. % of teens who seriously considered suicide as an option Philadelphia

6. % of teens who made a plan…. National

7. % of teens who made a plan…. Philadelphia

8. % of teens who attempted …..

9. % of teens who were injured….

10. % of teens who attempted ….. National

11. % of teens who attempted ….. Philadelphia

12. % of teens who were injured…. National

13. % of teens who were injured…. Philadelphia

14. What about cutting/Scraping/Scarring…..

15. What about cutting/Scraping…..
Statistics on teen cutting are hard to come by because so few studies have been done on the subject.
Broad estimates are that about one percent of the total U.S. population, or between 2 and 3 million people, exhibit some type of self-abusive behavior. But that number includes those with eating disorders like anorexia, as well as those who self injure.
A 2002 study published in the British Medical Journal estimated that 13 percent of British 15- and 16-year-olds purposely injure themselves.
as taken October 2015

16. Cutting From a different source….
Each year, 1 in 5 females and 1 in 7 males engage in self injury
90 percent of people who engage in self harm begin during their teen or pre-adolescent years
as taken October 2015

17. Cutting From a different source….
Nearly 50 percent of those who engage in self injury activities have been sexually abused Females ---comprise 60 percent of those who engage in self injurious behavior
About 50 percent of those who engage in self mutilation begin around age 14 and carry on into their 20s
Many of those who self injure report learning how to do so from friends or pro self injury websites
as taken October 2015

18. What about cutting/Scraping…..

19. What about Cutting /Scraping…..

20. Self Harm includes….
Recent data and self injury statistics show the following behaviors are common among people who engage in self harm:
Cutting or deep scraping Burning Snapping rubber bands
Interfering with wound healing (picking or reopening wounds)
Punching or hitting oneself or other objects Inserting objects into the skin
Purposely bruising or breaking one's bones Certain forms of hair pulling
Eraser mutilation And none of these include Substance Abuse for “escape”
as taken October 2015