Self-Harm

Online Activities of Youth Who Engage in Self-Harm Behaviors

How might the Internet help or harm youth with self-harm behaviors?

Posted August 24, 2015

Following up last month's post on websites about self-harm, we explore what young people who engage in self-harm behavior do online, in our new infographic. Compared to youth who do not engage in self-harm, youth with self-harm behaviors use the Internet in different ways. This information may provide channels through which distressed youth can be reached.

For full details, see our infographic Online Activities of Youth who Engage in Self-Harm Behaviors.

Source: Center for Innovative Public Health Research

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Acknowledgments: Thanks to Dr. Kimberly Mitchell and Emilie Chen for their contributions to this blog.

About the Author

Michele Ybarra, MPH, Ph.D., is the President and Research Director of a non-profit research organization called the Center for Innovative Public Health Research (CiPHR).

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