self-harm
The Misogynistic History of Trying to Understand Women Who Self-Harm
For centuries, women and men alike have been engaging in acts of self-harm, but our understanding of the behavior has long been limited by sexist stereotypes.
Why Not All Self-Harm Is the Same
A new book argues that you can't throw people pulling their hair out and people cutting themselves into the same category.
Artificial Intelligence Could Help Prevent Subway Suicide Attempts
Because humans can’t watch everything at once.
Trapped Without Hope: The Hidden Mental Health Crisis in Women’s Prisons
From self-harming in groups to starvation and self-immolation, women are overwhelmingly more likely than men to hurt themselves while incarcerated. So why isn't the prison system responding?
Why So Many Teen Girls Are Poisoning Themselves
Jessica was 16 when she started deliberately overdosing on painkillers. She's one of a growing number of teenage girls who are using drugs and alcohol to poison themselves as a way of self-harming.
What Inmates Are Saying About Rising Murder and Suicide Rates in British Prisons
'I knew a fella whose cellmate killed himself in the middle of the night—he woke up to a dead body on the top bunk.'
Why a 21-Year-Old Refugee Has Just Set Herself on Fire
A young Somali woman is the latest victim of the mental health crisis in Australia's offshore immigration detention centres. Immigration activists say that she isn't the only one.
Why Are British Teenagers Cutting Themselves?
Every report says the number of teenagers who are self-harming is on the rise, but are we really seeing a new epidemic or is it simply being better recognized?
I Was Relentlessly Harassed by the Media After Cutting My Own Penis Off
Andre Johnson, a.k.a. Wu-Tang-affiliated rapper Christ Bearer, is recovering after the incident, but still thinks the media's approach to mental health needs to improve.
An Interview with Ida of 'Ida's Diary,' a New Film About Borderline Personality Disorder
Ida Storm filmed herself for years in an attempt to structure her thoughts, and these clips have been crafted into a documentary.
Filmmaker Ida Storm Wants to Change the Face of Borderline Personality Disorder
Forget Winona in 'Girl, Interrupted'. The young Norwegian spent years recording her own struggle with the illness on video, resulting in the eye-opening documentary 'Being Ida.'