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Research Article

Initiation, meaning and cessation of self-harm: Australian adults’ retrospective reflections and advice to adolescents who currently self-harm

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Pages 260-283 | Received 01 Sep 2019, Accepted 28 Feb 2020, Published online: 06 Mar 2020

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