Intentional Injuries and Death Among Australian Youth
NATURE OF THE ISSUE
Intentional injury and death refers to a person potentially putting their own life at risk by undergoing activities such as cutting or burning their own skin, or causing other damage to the body through punching or biting, strangulation, overdosing or hanging. (Health Direct, 2013) It is a challenging time in a person’s life as well as for the other people involved such as family. (Strickland, 2006). There are a number of reasons for this, such as a cry for help, a way to expel emotional pain or a person’s dealing with mental illness. (National Youth Mental Health Foundation, 2014).
Self-harm is common among youth who have just undergone the beginnings of puberty (National Youth Mental Health Foundation, 2014), which suggests that the stress of the environments that they are in as well as workloads in education can lead to these activities.
INCIDENCE
Intentional injuries and death, more colloquially known as self harming and suicide have become a serious problem within the youth population of Australia. So much so that “6-7% of young Australians (aged 15-24) have self-harmed in any 12-month period, while over 12% report having done so at some point in their life” (The National Youth Mental Health Foundation, 2010).
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These workers are qualified psychologists and are knowledgeable in school counselling roles “have a degree in psychology and post-graduate qualifications in school counselling” (NSW Department of Education and Communities, 2011) which allow them to adequately provide information and support to children in the schooling system about any topic, including self-harm and suicidal behaviours because “for every teenager who goes to a child and youth health service, there are nine others in the community who have self-harmed.” (Strickland,
First, some people harm themselves simply because they can. A friend of Callie’s, Amanda, cuts herself and said to Callie, “Listen, I don’t see how what I do is so different from people who get their tongues pierced. Or their lips. Or their ears, for Chrissakes. It’s my body” (McCormick 37). She doesn’t see the harm in hurting herself which is why teaching this book could tell teenagers that this isn’t the path to go down and that there are other alternatives. She thinks that this is normal and a way to cope with her problems on a day-to-day basis. Amanda is one of the 1,400 out of 100,000, and growing, people who admitted to self-injury (Kennedy). Secondly, some people self-injure to cope with their feelings and tensions. Callie explains to her therapist about her father’s job situation and said, “’Now he just sells to companies nearby.’ I don’t tell you [her therapist] about how it seems like all the companies nearby already have computers, that for a while he took people out hoping they’d become customers and that now he mostly just goes out. ‘He has to work a lot’” (McCormick 111). Callie explained how her fathers situation seemed to cause her a lot of stress and how she seemed worried for him. To add, “some reasons why teens self-injure include: release of tension and feeling overwhelmed” (Styer). This is a lesson that could be taught in
Self-harm, or also known as attempted suicide, or parasuicide, is a way to physically express emotional distress. For people who do self-harm, it is a way to cope with their problem, to distract them from the emotional pain. In simple words, it is a quick temporary band-aid for their inner wounds. After hurting themselves, people wou...
Self-injury is common in children between the ages of 13-17, but it occurs as young as 7. One in every ten kids will self-harm at some point. Even though it’s most common in teens, it can still happen at any age. It is estimated that about two million people in the U.S. self harm. Most teenagers or young adults with women outnumbering the men.
Trauma nursing is a rewarding career that is financially beneficial, allows you to work in high intensity situations, and is appropriate for people with a personality where they have the ability to remain calm in high stress situations. In trauma nursing a beginner is already making quite a bit of money while being able to do things such as saving people’s lives. It’s a job that involves working in situations where it depends on a person and their team to save a person and it’s important to be to stay calm and respond adequately to the situation. Trauma nursing is an eye-opening career that, if you can handle it, will really enjoy.
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Kress, Victoria, Drouhard, Nicole. (2006). Students Who Self-Injure: School Counselor Ethical and Legal Considerations. Professional School Counseling, 203-208. Retrieved March 12, 2014, from www.schoolcounselor.org
Styer, Denise M. "An Understanding of Self-Injury and Suicide." Prevention Researcher Integrated Research Services, Inc., Vol. 13, Supplement. Dec. 2006: 10-12. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 16 Apr. 2014. .
Let us look into basic and generalized knowledge of self injury. Self injury (self harm or S.I.) is the act of harming yourself as a way of coping with emotional pain, frustration, and anger. Some view it as a suicide attempt or a precursor to a suicide attempt, but it is not a suicide attempt at all. Rather, it is a serious cry for help. When an individual turns to self injury, they look for an emotional release which gives them momentary calmness. “While self-injury may bring a momentary sense of calm and a release of tension, it's usually followed by guilt and shame and the return of painful emotions” (Self Injury 1). Self injury can also result in serious or even fatal injuries (1).
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