The Importance of Self-Harm Awareness Month
March is National Self-Harm Awareness Month, which brings to the forefront a topic that people don’t always want to talk about. However, self-harm is more common than many may realize. Fifteen percent of college students and seventeen percent of adolescents in one survey stated they engaged in self-harm. Incidents of self-harm drop off in adulthood, […]
Finding Help on Self-Injury Awareness Day
March 1st every year is Self-Injury Awareness Day, which is designed to encourage people to open up about self-harm. It is a global event that has been raising awareness since 2002. An estimated four percent of all Americans self-harm, typically as adolescents or in college. It is a dangerous behavior that can signify mental health […]