Crisis Services
Call 911
Akron Children’s Hospital
Child Mental Health Emergency services offered by the Children's Hospital of Akron
330-543-7472 or 1-866-443-7472
988 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Text, call or chat
Local Services
NAMI of Summit County
Local classes, support groups and resource center
211 Help Line
United Way of Summit and Medina Counties
Extensive collection of local resources to help with a variety of topics (?)
Call 211 or go to their website www.211summit.org
Akron Children's Hospital
Lois and John Orr Family Behavioral Health
Inpatient Hospitalization, Intensive Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization Program, Psychiatry, Group Therapy, Individual Therapy and Family Counseling.
Psychology Today
Online database to connect with local therapist
Self Injury Websites
S.A.F.E. Alternatives® - Self Abuse Finally Ends
Self-Injury and Recovery Research and Resources
www.selfinjury.bctr.cornell.edu/
The International Society for the Study of Self-Injury
Self Injury Outreach and Support
SIRA Self Injury Recovery and Awareness
Self Injury Education Videos
Kids In The House
Dr. Wendy Lader is the founder of S.A.F.E. Alternatives® and has made a series of videos for parents, that are available on the Kids in the House link.
These videos cover topics including how and why people self-injure, who self-injures, and when it is time to find outside help for a person who self-injures.
http://www.kidsinthehouse.com/expert/parenting-advice-from-wendy-lader-phd
How to understand and help my child who is self injuring
https://selfinjury.com/home/resources/helping-child-self-harm-seminar/
Books on Self Injury
Bodily Harm: The Breakthrough Healing Program for Self-Injurers
by Karen Conterio and Wendy Lader PhD
Healing Self-Injury: A Compassionate Guide for Parents and Other Loved Ones
by Janis Whitlock PhD
Freedom from self-harm: Overcoming self-injury with skills from DBT and other treatments
by Dr. Kim Gratz and Dr. Alex Chapman
Helping teens who cut: Understanding and ending self-injury
by Michael Hollander PhD
Mental Health Resources
To Write Love on Her Arms
NAMI National Alliance on Mental Illness
The Trevor Project Support for Teens LGBTQ+
1-866-488-7386
Apps for your phone
Calm Harm App
Smiling Minds App
distract app