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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...