Category Archives: Self-Injury

This category includes writing on self-injury.

Cutting Away at Emotional Pain Handout (Nuestras Voces Conference 2010)

Posted on October 31, 2010 by admin

This is the handout I am providing for the November 2, 2010 Arte Sana Nuestras Voces / Our Voices National Conference on self-injury.  If you need a MS Word copy, let me know. Cutting Away at Emotional Pain Handout Renee … Continue reading →

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Self Injury and Youth – A Literature Review

Posted on September 18, 2010 by admin

A Literature Review of Youth that Self Injure by Renee Baker, August 2010 What Do We Know About Self Mutilation? Historically, self-mutilation was considered a form of suicidal behavior until suggested otherwise by Karl Menninger in his 1938 book, Man … Continue reading →

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LGBT youth try to cut away emotional pain

Posted on September 3, 2010 by admin

A Story by Renee Baker, Dallas Voice, Dec. 10, 2009 When family, society reject them for being gay, youth often turn to cutting, using physical pain to cope with distress of coming out Giancarlo Mossi fell in love with a … Continue reading →

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