The Cutting Edge: Self-Injury in Youth and Society

10/19/16

Contributed by Stephen Sweet

A leading expert in the study of self-injury, Dr. Janis Whitlock of Cornell University will discuss her path-breaking studies that identify the social contexts that contribute to non-suicidal self-injury in adolescence and young adulthood, as well as how families, communities, and health care professionals can productively respond.  The lecture will be at 7pm on October 25, 2016 in Clark Lounge of the Campus Center.

 

 A leading expert in the study of self-injury, Dr. Janis Whitlock of Cornell University will discuss her path-breaking studies that identify the social contexts that contribute to non-suicidal self-injury in adolescence and young adulthood, as well as how families, communities, and health care professionals can productively respond.  The lecture will be at 7pm on October 25, 2016 in Clark Lounge of the Campus Center.


The event is sponsored by the Sociology Department and Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD), International Sociology Honors Society.

Refreshments will be served, honoring inductees to AKD.

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Stephen Sweet at ssweet@ithaca.edu or (607) 274-3910. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.

0 Comments



https://www.ithaca.edu/intercom/article.php/20161017162402796