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Author Higgins, Melissa, 1953-

Title Teen self-injury / by Melissa Higgins.

Imprint Minneapolis, Minn. : Essential Library/Abdo Pub., c2015.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 PCMS Non-Fiction  616.8 HIGGINS    ---  Available
Description 112 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Series Essential issues
Note Includes chronologies.
Includes glossary.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 104) and index.
Contents Self-injury : a growing trend - What is self-injury? - The history of self-injury - Who self-injures and why - Consequences of self-injury - Self-injury and society - Self-injury and the Internet - What's being done about self-injury? - Treatment : helping those who self-injure.
Summary "This title examines how self-injury affects individuals and society, investigates how people are working to put an end to self-injury, and analyzes the controversies and conflicting viewpoints surrounding the issue. Features include a glossary, selected bibliography, websites, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and essential facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards"--Provided by the publisher.
Audience 9-12 Medialog, Inc.
1100 Lexile.
8.
11-18.
6-12.
Subject Self-mutilation.
ISBN 9781624034237

 
    
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