In the face of conflict and harm, schools have traditionally punished students. But there might be a better way.
Over the past four years, nearly 7,000 people have injected, smoked or otherwise used street drugs like fentanyl and cocaine ...
When you're scrolling through TikTok or swiping through Instagram, you might see something unusual: Videos showing how to use naloxone, an opioid overdose treatment, posts about testing drugs and ...
Emotional self-harm refers to negative thoughts that damage someone’s self-esteem and mental health. This can manifest in overly critical self-talk or ruminating on past mistakes. Although the term ...
SAN FRANCISCO — Amid what feels like an ever-worsening drug crisis here, locals and politicians alike are fed up. Overdose death rates remain near all-time highs. The Tenderloin, a historic downtown ...
Self-harm involves intentionally hurting one’s own body. A person can try various alternatives to self-harm, such as spending time with friends or pets, listening to music, or learning harm ...
A self-harm safety plan is a personalized tool with coping strategies and support contacts to help you manage self-harm urges or suicidal thoughts. Self-harm and suicide pose significant public health ...
Leah F. is a harm reductionist in Alabama. A full-time college student with EMT training, she runs one of the only harm reduction organizations in the state. Alabama law forbids some essential harm ...
It’s been eight years since Doug Griffin lost his 20-year-old daughter Courtney to a fentanyl overdose. Her story, and Griffin’s loss, were featured during President Joe Biden’s Feb. 7 State of the ...
The Lurie administration is limiting the distribution of harm-reduction supplies, and otherwise appears to be pivoting from harm reduction as a key strategy for mitigating the dangers of drug ...
Self-harm is deliberate. It’s often an escape or form of self-punishment, but you can learn to change self-harm behaviors into more adaptive styles of coping. How you adapt and respond to challenges ...