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Self Harm: Why teens do it and what parents can do to help
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a global mental health concern
with studies conservatively indicating 10% of young people
experiment with self-harm. The ways in which young people selfharm
are wide and varied, and a challenge many families now
have to face.
It remains distressing and difficult for parents and caring adults
to understand, as it seems to go against every innate instinct of
self-protection and survival.
In this book, award-winning speaker, author and educator Michelle
Mitchell has combined her 20 years’ experience, with the latest
research, interviews with experts and stories from professionals and
everyday families, to give parents and teachers fresh insights into
how-to prevent, understand and respond to self-harm.
Full of evidence-based strategies, this unique resource will provide
parents with the facts, practical help and comfort they need.
with studies conservatively indicating 10% of young people
experiment with self-harm. The ways in which young people selfharm
are wide and varied, and a challenge many families now
have to face.
It remains distressing and difficult for parents and caring adults
to understand, as it seems to go against every innate instinct of
self-protection and survival.
In this book, award-winning speaker, author and educator Michelle
Mitchell has combined her 20 years’ experience, with the latest
research, interviews with experts and stories from professionals and
everyday families, to give parents and teachers fresh insights into
how-to prevent, understand and respond to self-harm.
Full of evidence-based strategies, this unique resource will provide
parents with the facts, practical help and comfort they need.
- GenresParenting
198 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 28, 2019
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February 26, 2026
This is an essential and compassionate resource for parents navigating the complex issue of teen self-harm. Michelle Mitchell approaches the topic with clarity, sensitivity, and evidence-based insight.
The book doesn’t alarm it empowers. It gives parents practical tools while helping them better understand what their teen may be experiencing emotionally.
The book doesn’t alarm it empowers. It gives parents practical tools while helping them better understand what their teen may be experiencing emotionally.
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