healthyNJ--Information for Healthy Living

Sickness / Enfermedades

• Acne
• Allergies (English & Spanish)
• Asthma (English & Spanish)
• Attention Deficit (English & Spanish)
• Autism & Asperger's Syndrome
• Bedwetting
• Cancer
• Cerebral Palsy (English & Spanish)
• Cutting and Self-Injury
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Depression
• Diabetes (English & Spanish)
• Eating Disorders
• Ear & Hearing Problems
• Eye & Sight Problems
• Epilepsy
• Flu
• Food Allergy (English & Spanish)
• Gut Problems
• Heart & Heart Problems
• Illness & Injuries (English & Spanish)
• Lead Poisoning
• Learning Disabilities
• Lungs & Lung Problems
• Scoliosis
• Skin Problems
• Stress
• Stuttering
• Tonsillitis
• Weighty Issues

Cutting and Self-Injury

Cutting (KidsHealth) - This section, written for teens answers a lot of questions about this type of behavior.

Emotional Health/Cutting (TeenFX) - Questions and answers on what to do about cutting.

Getting Help: Hurting Yourself (girlshealth.gov) - Some good advice here on when your behavior controls you.

Self-Injury: A Guide for Teens (Children's Hospital in Boston) - Plain talk about what you need to know regarding cutting and other harmful acts.


November 2008