Citation

Russell KR, Hartung SQ. NASN Sch. Nurse 2015; 31(2): 121-124.

Affiliation

Director, Graduate Community Health Program, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, National Association of School Nurses, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1942602X15574776

PMID

25816423

Abstract

Self-harm in adolescents is not a new phenomenon. However, the number of adolescents who participate in self-harming behaviors is growing. It can be difficult to detect those who self-harm due to the secrecy that surrounds the act of self-harm itself. This article focuses on providing assistance to school professionals in the identification of signs of self-harm in adolescents and how to deal with this growing epidemic.

Language: en