Many thanks to everyone for their sugested resources for a family that needed
information on cutting. I've tried to consolidate some of the duplication. Also,
I tried to thank everyone individually, but if I missed you please know that I'm
grateful for your input. I also received quite a few emails that related personal
struggles with people close to them that are or were cutting themselves. My heart
goes out to all of you that have had this very serious issue touch your lives in
any way.
Linda
Linda Costelloe
Librarian
Daniel Warren Elementary School
Rye Neck UFSD
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
914.777.4285
lcostelloe@ryeneck.k12.ny.us
____________________________________________________________
Cut by Patricia McCormick
Bodily harm : the breakthrough healing program for self-injurers - Conterio, Karen
Bright red scream : self-mutilation and the language of pain - Strong, Marilee
Scarred soul : understanding & ending self-inflicted violence - Alderman, Tracy
Women who hurt themselves : a book of hope and understanding - Miller, Dusty
Websites:
http://www.nshn.co.uk/index2.html
<http://mail.ryeneck.k12.ny.us/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.nshn.co.uk/index2.html>
http://www.palace.net/llama/psych/injury.html
<http://mail.ryeneck.k12.ny.us/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.palace.net/llama/psych/injury.html>
http://www.self-injury.net/
<http://mail.ryeneck.k12.ny.us/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.self-injury.net/>
http://www.selfharm.org.uk/
<http://mail.ryeneck.k12.ny.us/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.selfharm.org.uk/>
http://www.selfharmuk.org/docs/self%20harm%20report%20lowres.pdf
<http://mail.ryeneck.k12.ny.us/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.selfharmuk.org/docs/self%2520harm%2520report%2520lowres.pdf>
http://www.selfharmuk.org/
<http://mail.ryeneck.k12.ny.us/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.selfharmuk.org/>
http://www.siari.co.uk/
<http://mail.ryeneck.k12.ny.us/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.siari.co.uk/>
Check out the S.A.F.E. Alternatives website at http://www.selfinjury.com/
<http://mail.ryeneck.k12.ny.us/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.selfinjury.com/>
. They have a list of referrals. Maybe there is something to help you there.
Also, you can find more materials on the subject by searching the terms
self-injury, self-mutilation and self-abuse.
http://www.healthyplace.com/Communities/Eating_Disorders/peacelovehope/mutilation.html
<http://mail.ryeneck.k12.ny.us/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.healthyplace.com/Communities/Eating_Disorders/peacelovehope/mutilation.html>
http://www.tpronline.org/articles.cfm?articleID=97
<http://mail.ryeneck.k12.ny.us/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.tpronline.org/articles.cfm?articleID=97>
http://www.tpronline.org/articles.cfm?articleID=100
<http://mail.ryeneck.k12.ny.us/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.tpronline.org/articles.cfm?articleID=100>
http://www.thestepfamilylife.com/Column23.htm
<http://mail.ryeneck.k12.ny.us/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.thestepfamilylife.com/Column23.htm>
http://kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp?dn=familydoctor&article_set=20974&lic=44&cat_id=20123
<http://mail.ryeneck.k12.ny.us/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp?dn=familydoctor%26article_set=20974%26lic=44%26cat_id=20123>
http://www.coolnurse.com/self-injury.htm
<http://mail.ryeneck.k12.ny.us/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.coolnurse.com/self-injury.htm>
NAMI (National Association for those with Mental Illnesses may have some
information for you. It is available on the net at www.nami.org. If a student is
cutting (or self-injuring) the parents should seek help from a therapist or
psychiatrist. Good luck.
This book is used by our therapists:
Conterio, Karen. Bodily harm : the breakthrough treatment program for self-injurers
/ Karen Conterio and Wendy Lader, with Jennifer Kingson Bloom. Publisher: New York
: Hyperion, c1998.
This book contains a two-page bibliography of books and articles (both popular
press and scholarly) and suggests:
1-800-DONT CUT
Or write to:
S.A.F.E. Alternatives L. L. C.
7115 West North Avenue, Suite 319
Oak Park, IL 60302
or visit their website: www.selfinjury.com
<http://mail.ryeneck.k12.ny.us/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.selfinjury.com>
They use this video, too:
Emotion and pain understanding self-injury, an in-depth look at the secret world of
"cutters"/ Hourglass Productions ; produced by Susan Luftman and Eric Marciano;
directed by Eric Marciano. New York: Hourglass Productions, c2003.
Try this web resource:
http://www.selfinjury.com/
<http://mail.ryeneck.k12.ny.us/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.selfinjury.com/>
Blade Silver: Color Me Scarred by Melody Carlson
Tribes by Slade
Luckiest Girl in the World by Levenkron
Since you are compiling a hit, I'll add one more title, but it's really more for
someone doing serious research on :
Bodies Under Siege:Self-mutilation and body modification in culture and
psychiatry. Armando R. Favazza, MD
Johns Hopkins University Press
It covers mutilative beliefs in religions and cultures, examining the spectrum of
everything from piercing ears to things like genital mutilation, from modest
tattoos, to ritual scarification. So it talks about culturally sanctioned self
mutilation, as well as the pathological practices. It's rather heavy-duty, and
includes things like animals and automutilation, and interestingly enough, eating
disorders and cannibalism.
This book is rather technical, and uses a lot of medical terminology. It's written
for professionals.
The truth about abuse by John Haley, Facts on File, 2005 (Has a chapter on
self-mutilation),
Coping with self-mutilation: a helping book for teens who hurt themselves by Alicia
Clark, Rosen Pub. Group, 1999,
Cutting the pain away: examining self-mutilation by Ann Holmes, Chelsea House
Publishers, 1999.
Skin game by Caroline Kettlewell, St. Martin's Press, 1999, and a fiction book,
Blade silver: color me scarred by Melody Carlson, Think Books, 2005
Cutting the pain away: examining self-mutilation by Ann Holmes
This book has an appendix "For More Information" that suggests:
Adolescent Psychiatric Services at Fairfax Hospital
10200 NE 132 St
Kirkland, WA 98034
800 435 7221
athealth.com/fairfax.html
Butler Hospital
345 Blackstone Blvd
Providence, RI 02906
www.butler.org
<http://mail.ryeneck.k12.ny.us/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.butler.org>
The Cutting Edge (newsletter)
PO Box 20819
Cleveland, OH 44120
Frederick County Mental Health Assoc
357-359 W. Patrick St
Frederick, MD 21701
www.fwp.net/MentalHealthAssoc/counhot.htm
<http://mail.ryeneck.k12.ny.us/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.fwp.net/MentalHealthAssoc/counhot.htm>
Independent Living Center of the North Shore
583 Chestnut Street
Lynn, MA 01904
(617) 593-7500
publishes the pamphlet "Women and Self Injury" and offers support groups
Institute for Bio-Behavioral THerapy and Research
935 Northern Boulevard
Great Neck, NY 11021
(516) 487-7116
www.babyplace.com/biobehav.htm
<http://mail.ryeneck.k12.ny.us/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.babyplace.com/biobehav.htm>
Linehan Training Group
4556 University Way NE
College Center Bldg, Suite 222
Seattle, WA 98105
e-mail: info@dbt-seattle.com <mailto:info@dbt-seattle.com>
Pittsburgh Action Against Rape
81 S. 19th St
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
412 431-5665
drewski.andrew.cmu.edu/survivors/selfinjury
SAFE Alternatives Program
MacNeal Hospital
Berwyn, IL
(800) DONT CUT
The Sanctuary
Friends Hospital
4641 Roosevelt Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19124
215 831-6916
www.sanctuarysage.com
<http://mail.ryeneck.k12.ny.us/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.sanctuarysage.com>
Levenkron, Steven. Cutting :understanding and overcoming self-mutilation
In addition to a bibliography of recommended readings, this book recommends:
Understanding Self-Injury: A Workbook for Adults. Helps survivors understand
self-destructive behaviors and explore alternatives via writing and drawing
exercises. To order send $10 for book and $1 for shipping/handling to:
Pittsburgh Action Against Rape (same as above)
81 South 19th St
Pittsburgh, PA 15203-1852
The Cutting Edge Newsletter (same as above)
SAFE Alternatives at Rock Creek Center 1-800-DONTCUT
Provides information and referrals; sends out a really good information packet on
request
S.A.F.E. (Self Abuse Finally Ends
659 Dundas St
London, Ontario
Canada N5W 2Z1
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