A tale told through evocative verse chronicles a mandatory seventy-two-hour psychiatric evaluation of a teen who has been caught cutting herself in an effort to feel alive.

Sixteen-year-old Willow, who was driving the car that killed both of her parents, copes with the pain and guilt by cutting herself, until she meets a smart and sensitive boy who is determined to help her stop.

"Self-harm is a heavy subject, but one that many young people deal with today. Statistics show that this behavior is increasing. This sensitive, informative guide addresses what self-harm is, who is particularly vulnerable, and how it is treated. The role of friends and family is explored as well as doctors and medical and mental health professionals. Information on other coexisting conditions, such as substance abuse and childhood abuse and neglect,...

"Sharp is the story of a young man who began his life with a loving family and great promise for the future. But in his early twenties, David Fitzpatrick became so consumed by mental illness it sent him into a frenzy of cutting himself with razor blades. In this shocking and often moving book, he vividly describes the rush this act gave him, the fleeting euphoric high that seemed to fill the spaces in the rest of his life. It started a difficult battle...

"Ten years of experience as a successful pediatrician did not equip Dr. Stacey Winters for finding the best help when her daughter began cutting. From that first day, she researched and sought out any available assistance, only to hit roadblock after roadblock. Thirteen years later, Dr. Winters has successfully navigated the difficult path of getting help for her daughter. In Under the Sleeve, Dr. Winters shares what she has learned on her journey...

Heather Wright is always all right. That's what people say. But if she's always all right, then why is life so hard? Heather starts cutting as a way to deal with the difficult emotions she locks inside. But what starts out as casual cutting turns into a dangerous addiction. When Heather goes away to summer theater camp, she meets Josie. Josie is a tough, sassy diva who is more than just a cutter, but a cutting advocate online. Heather looks up to...

Sixteen-year-old Missy copes with being an outcast at school and stress at home by cutting herself with a razor blade, until Death chooses her as one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, War, and offers her a new blade.

Seventeen-year-old Isaac Griffin sets out to find the father he has never met, only to discover that perhaps the missing pieces of his life were never missing at all. Includes author's note.

There are a lot of reasons why teens hurt themselves. None of them are your fault. You can't change your past, but there is a lot you can do, right now, to make your future a place you'd like to spend some time, a place free from the pain, loneliness, and isolation of cutting. This workbook offers a way for you to make it happen. The exercises will help you explore why you self-injure and give you lots of ideas how you can stop. The book will help...