Self-Harm and AI

Methods

Methods and rules

Methods pages explain how evidence is graded, how coding rules work, and how the public corpus is selected.

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March 25, 2026

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Overview

The methods pages define evidence grades, coding rules, source-selection rules, and the explicit limits that govern how the public graph should be read.

Methods

Coding Rules

Taxonomy definitions, boundary rules, and coding conventions.

Why it matters

The methods pages keep the public site answerable without blurring the line between documented rows, explanatory interpretation, and unsupported inference.

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Safety note

This publication preserves a harm-minimization posture and does not provide self-harm instructions. If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call your local emergency number. In the U.S. and Canada, call or text 988.