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Subtle scars disappearing up a shirt sleeve, unexplained bruises, burn marks. As many as one out of every four young people engage in non-suicidal self-injury, defined as the deliberate destruction of body tissue without suicidal intent. Parents who uncover this alarming behavior are gripped by uncertainty and flooded with questions--why is my child doing this? Is this a suicide attempt? What did I do wrong? What can I do to stop it? And yet basic educational resources for parents with self-injuring children are sorely lacking.<em>Healing Self-Injury</em> provides desperately-needed guidance to parents and others who love a young person struggling with self-injury. First and foremost, adolescent psychologists Janis Whitlock and Elizabeth Lloyd-Richardson believe that parents must appreciate how important their role is in their child's recovery; there is a lot that parents can do to support their self-injuring children. This book offers strategies for identifying and alleviating sources of distress in children's lives, improving family communication (particularly around emotions), and seeking professional help. Importantly, it also provides compassionate advice to parents with perso

Who reads Healing Self-injury : a Compassionate Guide for Parents and Other Loved Ones?

Author

Whitlock, Janis, Lloyd-Richardson, Elizabeth E.

Publisher

IRL Press at Oxford University Press

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9780199391622

Category

health

Subjects

Science, Stem

Rating

4.6 / 5 (52 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14