Nursing Degree Paper - Adolescents That Self-Harm

The journal is written about Canadian adolescent's rates regarding suicide evidence in the year of 2014 that goes back to the year 2008 concerning the youth being hospitalized twenty-five percent for a suicide attempt. Then eighteen percent engage in non-suicidal self-harm behaviors in

Many people think that self-harm is no big deal. “It’s just for attention,” they say “they’re not really hurting themselves… right?” Wrong. Self-harm is a HUGE deal. In fact, it is 40-100 times more common than suicide. Suicide has been around for ages, while self-harm is a new trend that has been growing since the mid 1990’s, and the numbers are still skyrocketing. Self-harm was three times more common in 2011 than in 2007. Now, tell me that you think that that isn’t a big deal. Statistics show that 1% of the United States self-harms. So imagine you are in a room with 200 other people. It is likely that two of these people hurt themselves. Sometimes it is daily, other times it may just be occasional. Two people may not seem like a lot, but in reality it is.

In order to prevent future violent situations, people need to be educated about why youth self harm. When people self harm they may feel like they have lost touch with reality, “They say it eases their pain. That it clears their minds and makes them feel calm. But to those on the outside looking in, slicing your arm with a razor blade is the stuff of horror movies” (Galley). School violence is overtaking headlines, and teens are struggling with untreated mental illnesses, “Federal health officials recommended universal mental health screenings for students nearly a decade ago, they still aren’t required” (Kennedy). Schools would rather suspend or send mentally ill youth to an alternative program, then helping the student get the resources they

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According to their analysis, the length of stay in jail, SMI, solitary confinement, and young age appear to be important and independent predictors of self-harm in jail. They also found other independent risk factors for self-harm in jail, the length of stay, age, and an existing severe mental illness all 3 were independent of solitary confinement. As a result of the study, they mention a plan already in progress to better treat prisoners with severe mental illness and they recommend limiting solitary confinement. They found a review of self-harm frequency revealed that 314 inmates (24.1%) who committed self-harm did so more than once. Adolescents appear to commit lower-lethality acts of

&Donovick (2005) discuss how approximately 30% of all offenders have engaged in some form of self-harm behaviour during the course of their incarceration. While some articles discuss how they are in fact one and the same and have the influence to impact each other, other articles depict self-harm and suicide to be mutually exclusive. This is evident when the Canadian Center on Substance Abuse (2006) states, “Research suggests that self-harm and suicide attempts have different intents, etiologies, bodily harms, frequency and methods. Suicidal acts are oriented toward ending pain and suffering through the end of life, while self-harm is viewed as a method of coping” (p. 2, 2006). They additionally share that some studies show an increase in suicide rates in those who have been subject to self-harming behaviours (2006). For this reason, knowing the triggering factors that could potentially lead to suicide is imperative.

I used to be a cutter… but shh, don’t tell. Society didn't allow me to express my pain that way…Today’s society refuses to acknowledge many problems that teens deal with. People would rather believe in ‘happily ever after’ than face the truth, children are suffering. While it may seem to others that the problems are made up, its very real to the one dealing with them everyday. This suffering can leave permanent scars, and damage (if not ruin) their future. By remaining ignorant, self harm becomes more and more common, but at what cost? If educators and medical personnel were to be more educated on self harm and how to deal with it, teens and young adults would be more comfortable asking for help. Getttig rid of the stereotypes that

There are many issues of concern within our families. Some families are experiencing addiction problems with one or more of their members. Other families are going through situations of depression and suicidal attempts. As social workers we need to be aware what is going on with our families. We need to understand their situations and be able to provide the tools and resources that will benefit them. In this particular case, the focus will be made in a particular individual whose daily struggles are been creating conflict with the environment she interacts with. This individual has experienced several tragedies in her life. These tragedies had caused this individual to depressed and feel hopeless about life. This situation of depression is making this individual’s life miserable. In

“Self-harmers need to be understood, not scolded. They need to unlearn the idea that their feelings are ‘wrong’ and learn that it’s okay to feel them. Most important, they need to learn new ways to manage stress and emotions

The cause of self-harm could be brought on by thing such as bullying, abuse (house abusive) in which this case the victim may think they deserve the pain then inflicting it on themselves, mental health problems and depression which is leading cause. Depression isn’t always widely addressed so it makes it harder for us to understand the emotional pain someone must feel for them inflict pain on themselves as an only solution to issue. It’s shocking how someone can be emotionally broken that the only way to relieve mental pain is to inflict physical pain upon themselves. It’s complicated what runs through their minds, almost as if, once they visit they can’t escape. Almost as if demons are inside their head and just won’t go away.

Deliberate self-harm is a term that covers a wide range of behaviours some of which are directly related to suicide and some are not. This is a relatively common behaviour that is little understood. This essay provides an overview of the nature and extent of those most at risk of self-harm, including causes and risk factors. Examining some of the stereotyping that surrounds self -harm, and looking at ways in which self-harm can be prevented.

Self-injury is an major issue in our society and schools need to do more to help teens handle mental issue. Self-injury is a complicated and often misunderstood phenomenon that is a growing problem in teenagers and adolescents (plante 1). Self-injury is also an dangerous act that can lead to a worst situation. Self-harm is not necessarily a serious mental illness, but a behavior that indicates a lack of coping skills. There are several illnesses that are associated with it such as: borderline personality disorder, depression, eating disorders, anxiety or posttraumatic distress disorder. In recent years, Self-injury as become more common. Approximately two million cases are reported annually in the United States (Gluck 1). Hospitalizations among youngs for intentional self-harm

Depressed teens harm themselves sometimes because they feel numb and want to feel something, self harm is relief in a depressed person's eyes and cutting makes them feel that they have some emotion at all. Almost every day there are an average of over 3,470 attempts of suicidal deaths grades 9-12. These thoughts may vary from bullying, problems at home or any horrific event going on. The U.S have results that show that at least 90% of teens who kill themselves have some type of mental health problem, such as depression, anxiety (etc.). “ 58% of kids admit someone has said mean or hurtful things to them online, more than 4 out 10 say it has happened more than once.”

Suicide is a major problem worldwide; especially for teenagers. Self image plays a big roll in American society today, especially in enabling someone to make a wrong and destructive decision like suicide. Self image and low esteem effect the chances of a teenagers suicide greatly. There are many events that lead up to a young persons suicide, for instance a little problem that seems inescapable which manifests themselves into overwhelming burdens. Detection and prevention are both key for adults and young people to stop suicide from happening.

Non-suicidal self-injury is defined by the article as “the deliberate, direct, and self-inflicted destruction of body tissue resulting in immediate tissue damage, for purposes not socially sanctioned and without suicidal intent.” There are as many as twenty forms of self-injury, this term defining a spectrum of behaviors damaging the body. Up to 25% of youth participate or have participated in self-injury, whether it was only a few times or a continuous behavior. Although most people start self-injury around ages 14-16, some may begin earlier in middle childhood, or later in emerging adulthood. Most youth who participate in self-injury do not have suicidal intent, but rather are trying to sustain their life by giving themselves some “comfort.” However, those who self-injure or have a history of self-injury do have a higher risk of being suicidal.