Self Harm & Cutting: The Huge Opportunity to Help | Stanford

Family members may feel shame or helplessness when they first learn that a loved one is engaging in self-harm. It’s important to recognize that you have a huge opportunity to help. There is hope and there is effective treatment. Dr. Rachel Goldstein answers some of the most common questions she hears about self-harm in this video. You’ll also hear a personal story about self-harm, which highlights many of the real challenges people and their family members face when trying to understand and deal with self-harm. 0:00 Introduction 1:19 Why is my loved one engaging in self-harm? Is this a suicide attempt? 5:30 What should I do if I or my loved one is engaging in self-harm? More information about self-harm and how to seek help: • Self-Injury Outreach and Support: http://sioutreach.org/ • Self-Injury and Recovery Research and Resources: http://www.selfinjury.bctr.cornell.ed... • LGBTQ+ youth and families: The Trevor Project Support Center: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/reso... Dr. Rachel Goldstein is an adolescent medicine physician at Stanford University School of Medicine. The information in this video was accurate as of the upload date, 5/14/2022. For information purposes only. Consult your local medical authority or your healthcare practitioner for advice. This video is a production of the Stanford Center for Health Education team, in collaboration with Stanford Medicine, the Stanford Center for Professional Development, and the Stanford Medicine Education Technology Team. Studies cited in this video: Cipriano A, Cella S, Cotrufo P. Nonsuicidal Self-injury: A Systematic Review. Front Psychol. 2017;8:1946. Published 2017 Nov 8. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01946 Clarke S, Allerhand LA, Berk MS. Recent advances in understanding and managing self-harm in adolescents. F1000Res. 2019;8:F1000 Faculty Rev-1794. Published 2019 Oct 24. doi:10.12688/f1000research.19868.1 Taliaferro LA, Muehlenkamp JJ. Nonsuicidal Self-Injury and Suicidality Among Sexual Minority Youth: Risk Factors and Protective Connectedness Factors [published correction appears in Acad Pediatr. 2017 Nov - Dec;17 (8):917]. Acad Pediatr. 2017;17(7):715-722. doi:10.1016/j.acap.2016.11.002 Young R, Sproeber N, Groschwitz RC, Preiss M, Plener PL. Why alternative teenagers self-harm: exploring the link between non-suicidal self-injury, attempted suicide and adolescent identity. BMC Psychiatry. 2014;14:137. Published 2014 May 22. doi:10.1186/1471-244X-14-137 At the Stanford Center for Health Education, we believe that expanding access to engaging education has the power to change behaviors, improve health, and save lives. Stanford Center for Health Education Website: https://healtheducation.stanford.edu/ Twitter:   / stanford_che   Facebook:   / stanfordcenterforhealtheducation   LinkedIn:   / stanford-center-for-health-education   Digital Medic Website: https://digitalmedic.stanford.edu/ Twitter:   / digital__medic   Facebook:   / digitalmedic.org   Instagram:   / digitalmedicstanford