Six Resources for Minimizing Harm from Self-Harm
This isn't the usual for this blog but since mental illness has a significant crossover with chronic illness, I thought someone might find these helpful...
• Delaying Self-Harm (webpage) by Self Injury Support (a UK organization) – how to recognise urges to self-harm and techniques for avoiding or delaying acting on those urges.
• 'Harm Minimisation' (webpage) by Self Injury Support – things you can do to reduce the risk and make it as safe as possible when self-harming.
• 'First Aid' (webpage) by Self Injury Support – first aid info for when you or someone you know has self-injured and guidance on when you should seek medical help.
• Cutting the Risk: Self-harm, Self-care & Risk Reduction – a downloadable PDF booklet covering anatomy and physiology, first aid, and other information that can help reduce the risks that come with self-injury, and maybe even help you work towards self-harming less.
• Calm Harm (app) – an app that can help you manage the urge to self-harm, developed by a clinical psychologist in collaboration with young people, using principles from evidence-based psychological treatments. (Direct link to Google play store / Direct link to Apple app store)
• Beyond Now Safety Planning (app/website) – an app for you to make a step-by-step plan that will help you stay safe when you are overwhelmed and considering self-injury or suicide. (Direct link to Google play store / Direct link to Apple app store)
Let me know in the comments (or in an ask if you would like to be anonymous) if you want to see more mental health-related resources.
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