Can I Tell You About Self-Harm?: A Guide for Friends, Family and Professionals

Asher invites readers to learn about self-harm from their perspective, helping them to understand what self-harm is, who does it, why, and how family, friends and counsellors can offer help and support to channel these behaviours into a more positive outlet. This illustrated introduction provides helpful support tips and resources for children 7+.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 72 pages
Publication date: 18 January 2018
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Meet Asher - a teenager who self-harms to manage their feelings when it all feels like too much.

The latest in the best-selling Can I Tell You About... series describes what self-harm is, along with the wide range of behaviors that qualify, why teens do it, and how to get help if you feel the need to self-harm.

Reflecting on the different aspects of self-harming behavior, including treatment of injuries and scars, this concise introduction dispels common myths and offers helpful resources to break the cycle of self-harm.

By initiating the conversation around self-harm, this guide will offer alternative avenues for children and young adults to pursue when dealing with big feelings, such as professional counseling, distraction, and friends and family.

This easy-to-read guide is suitable for readers 7+, along with their parents, teachers, and friends. All author royalties from the book will go towards the Charlie Waller Memorial Trust.

Weight: 102g
Dimension: 231 x 158 x 7 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781785924286