How to stop self-harming: Learn coping skills that help you thrive

Each year, Crisis Text Line exchanges millions of messages with people looking for help from the free mental health support service. 
Nearly a quarter of its conversations with youth involve texters 13 years old or younger who've been hurting themselves. In other words, almost one in four middle-schoolers or elementary school children who reach out to Crisis Text Line are talking about self-harm. Those children likely feel like they can't get support elsewhere, because self-harm is a v