March is self-harm awareness month, and experts say self-injury doesn’t always mean someone is suicidal.

Mental health experts say one thing is critical to understand: self-injury is often a signal of emotional pain — not a desire to die.

One in nine adolescents has serious thoughts of suicide each year—and many schools say they don’t have enough counselors to meet the need.

ROCKAWAY, New Jersey (WABC) -- The last time Vicki Duffy hurt herself was 11 years ago - now, she runs 'Launching Point,' where a whole group shares and listens. People heal and start over, after ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988 to connect with a trained ...

Among children ages 6 to 12 years, the overall rate of substance exposures increased non-linearly by 53.8% from 2000 to 2023. The exposure rate associated with suspected self-harm or suicidal intent ...

Cases of self-harm involving 6- to 12-year-olds have risen sharply, and researchers warn that common household products are often involved. Their findings appear in Monday's issue of Pediatrics, the ...

This research was conducted as part of a PhD project supported by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Centre for Society and Mental Health at King’s College London (ES/S012567/1), the ...

They spent hours a day on Instagram. Now they're suing the platform, alleging it supplied a stream of self-harm content ...

Teenagers who get poor sleep are more likely to harm themselves on purpose, a new study says. Shorter sleep, going to sleep later and frequent waking during the night all were significantly associated ...

Individuals diagnosed with endometriosis showed a 42% higher risk for self-harm, overdose, or suicide than matched control individuals, with risk particularly elevated among those with minimal prior ...

Some individuals use threats of suicide or self-harm to manipulate others. This is common with individuals who suffer from symptoms of borderline personality disorder (BPD). People whose children, ...