Course | Understanding Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

If you are a teacher, parent, or a helper who works with youth, you need to take this course. Learn how to identify when a person may be self-injuring, when suicide risk is highest, and the kind of help that a person who self-injures most needs.

Teachers and professional helpers report an increase in self-harming behavior among young people. Many are unsure of how to respond. Parents who discover that their children are self-harming feel alarmed and unprepared.

There are a number of prevalent myths and misunderstandings about self-harming behavior, or non-suicidal self-injury. These get in the way of providing appropriate help and support. One of the most prevalent of these misunderstandings seriously underestimates the potential for suicide risk, and this can have dire consequences.