My friend cuts herself and i want to help her. Any advice?

She's only 12 and she doesnt want to go to a hospital.My friend cuts herself and i want to help her. Any advice?
This site has a lot of useful links:





http://christiananswers.net/q-eden/cutti鈥?/a>





Also, consider giving her this hotline number...





Self Harm Hotline





1-800-DONTCUT





Help for ';cutters';My friend cuts herself and i want to help her. Any advice?
Cutting is a way of focusing emotional pain into something real. Your friend most likely has emotional or sexual abuse issues.


Talk to your school counselor or nurse.
I would speak to someone outside her family network. Let one of the counselors at schools know what is going on.