In this award-winning MAPLE AVE episode, series character, Ashley resorts to ‘cutting’ to cope with an abusive father, who’s regularly victimized her family as far back as she can remember. Like a growing number of teens nationwide, Ashley regularly cuts her arms and legs, substituting her overwhelming inner pain and rage with an external pain that she is seemingly better able to manage. For more information on the MAPLE AVE series, please visit http://www.streetwhereyoulive.com. (©2006, OutreachArts, Inc.) Less