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In the U.S., it's estimated that one in every 200 girls between 13 and 19 years old, or one-half of one percent, cut themselves regularly.
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Those who cut comprise about 70 percent of teen girls who self injure.
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90% of self-injury individuals begin harming themselves during their teen years or younger.
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40% of all individuals who commit self-injury type behaviors are males
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Almost 50% of cutters or self-injury individuals have reported being sexually abused
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13% of 15 to 16-year-olds have deliberately harmed themselves.
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It is estimated that 1 in 200 girls have cut themselves.