My 14 year old niece is cutting herself. How can I help?

let her know that you are there for her

try to get her interested in a hobby

have her use online support sites like http://selfhelp.yuku.com/ which has forums on cutting, and http://www.recoveryourlife.com/ which has a chat and is focused on self harm recovery.

let her know that she isnt alone

in order to recover she needs to talk about what has happened in her life to make her feel like cutting is the way to cope.

i understand how she feels because i am a cutter myself. i hope this helps.

You have to give her a REASON to stop cutting. That's one of the only ways to stop her. Whatever you do, do not FORCE her to stop, no exceptions. Cutters are VERY versatile and can be very creative. What she uses now might be less dangerous then another way to cut. If you want, I can talk to her. I have successfully helped someone quit cutting. I'm sure I could get her to quit. If not, I can only tell you to hope you get a therapist who knows what they're doing

Just support her and let her know that it's perfectly fine to not be 'Ok' and remind her of how Many people there are around her that care about her and that she will

Regret the scars in years to come when she's got to explain them.

make her see a psychologist........