for anyone raising or working with teens or young adults who self-injure."
- Jon McClellan, M.D., Medical Director, Child Study & Treatment Center
The SECRET EPIDEMIC sweeping today’s teens and young adults is finally out in the open!
Young people are cutting and carving their arms, wrists, legs, and stomachs with razor blades, knives, scissors, staples, paper clips, or broken glass. Others are burning these body parts with matches, cigarettes, or lighters.
Self-injury is usually hidden from parents and other adults. Would you know if someone close to you was secretly hurting themselves?
Through the personal stories of 8 teens/young adults and a doctor’s expert information, THE SECRET CUT explains:
• What exactly self-injury is and is not
• How self-injury differs from suicide
• Why deliberately harming themselves makes some individuals feel better
• The most common ways individuals hurt themselves
• What clues parents and professionals can look for to discover if someone is cutting or burning
• How self-injurers typically hide their marks and scars
• The role that bodily scars and marks play
• What goes on inside the minds of someone who self-injures before, during and after they harm themselves
• The mixed emotions around stopping this behavior
• How some teens/young adults have stopped harming themselves
• How your reaction can help the situation—or make it worse
THE SECRET CUT provides an inside and intimate look into one of the biggest secrets among today’s teens and young adults.
THE SECRET CUT: Understanding Self-Injury
Featuring “Dr. Lisa” Boesky, National Expert on Self-Injury and Author of When to Worry: How to Tell if Your Teen Needs Help—and What to Do About It.
What you NEED to know about teens and young adults who cut or burn themselves!
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