Videos
Use the listed call numbers to find the videos on the second floor, unless otherwise specified. To learn more about call numbers, view the Finding Items in the Library Tutorial. For streaming videos, click the title and log in with your Office 365 account if prompted.
AddictionCall Number: MEDIA HV4998 .A33 2019As the deadliest drug epidemic in US history rages, follow the cutting-edge work of doctors and scientists as they explore how addiction affects the brain, and how the opioid crisis should be addressed.
Thin by Call Number: MEDIA RC552.E18 T456 2006This film takes us inside the walls of Renfrew Center, a residential facility for the treatment of women with eating disorders, closely following four young women who have spent their lives starving themselves-- often to the verge of death.
Cutting: Addicted to Self-InjuryCall Number: Streaming & MEDIA RC552.S4 C88 2006Like most addictions, this one starts as a way of coping with emotional pain. But cutting-- the habit of self-injury on the rise among teenagers, especially girls-- is a sign of deep-seated anxiety and self-hatred that no one can cope with alone. This video examines the distressing, ritualized behavior and explores how parents, friends, guidance counselors, and those who cut themselves can work together to stop it.
Should I Live, Should I Die? Understanding Borderline Personality DisorderCall Number: StreamingOriginally thought to be situated at the "borderline" of psychosis, borderline personality disorder is a condition affecting emotion regulation. This program opens a window of understanding into the excruciating reality of life with BPD by examining the experiences of Rachael and Maria.
Cut-Up Kids: Epidemic of Self-HarmCall Number: StreamingFor reasons still being explored, a growing number of children, teenagers, and young adults regularly and willfully cut, burn, and otherwise harm their own bodies. This film follows three young people as they confront the violence they have inflicted upon themselves.
