Statistics

-1% of the population self-injures

-The incidence of self-injury has increased by 30% over the past four years

-75% of self-injurers are girls, although the number of boys self-injuring is rising each year.

-The average age that people start to self-injure is 13-30

-90% of people who self harm started in their teens

-More than 3 million people self-injure in the U.S. according to University of Missouri-Columbia

- More than 50% of self-injurers are victims of sexual abuse

-40% of self-injurers are men