Relevant Resources

Informational Websites

International Consortium on Self-Injury in Schools (ICSES)

ICSES is a recognized, interdisciplinary and international research group consisting of several leading researchers who study nonsuicidal self-injury. ICSES is committed to developing and evaluating evidence-informed guidelines for responding to NSSI in schools. Dr. Hamza is a member of ICSES.

Please click here to visit: http://icesgroup.org

Self-Injury Outreach and Support (SiOS)

SiOS is a non-profit outreach initiative from our collaborators at Guelph and McGill University that provides information and resources to individuals who self-injure, parents, teachers, and mental health practitioners.

Please click here to visit: http://sioutreach.org


Resources for schools

A Do and Don’t List for Nonsuicidal Self-injury in Schools

In this infographic, Dr. Hamza and her ICSES collaborators highlight recommendations for policies on nonsuicidal self-injury, and offer advice to students, teaching staff, and mental health practitioners about how to support students who self-injure

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Resources for parents

If your child is self-injuring

In this infographic, Dr. Hamza and her ICSES collaborators highlight some helpful strategies for parents of young persons who are self-injuring.

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For parents: Stages of change, signs of progress and how to support your child

In this infographic, Dr. Hamza and her ICSES collaborators discuss the road to self-injury recovery, and offer some strategies for supporting your child as they recover.

Note: This PDF is not accessible to screen-readers, please find the text content here: For Parents: Stages of Change

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Research findings in the lab

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