Poor coping skills have been found to have a great influence on an individual's physical and mental health (Taylor and Stanton, 2007). Examples of coping skills include problem solving and actively seeking help and support from family, friends or professionals. McMahon, Corcoran, McAuliffe, Keeley, Perry, and Arensman (2013) reviewed numerous studies focusing on the relationship between poor coping skills and mental health crises such as suicide attempts and self-harm. They found that there is strong evidence to say that there is an association between the two and therefore if an individual has poor coping skills they are at greater risk of experiencing a mental health crisis. Although there was evidence indicating the existence of an association, there were some inconsistencies between the studies conducted, including how the data was collected, which may have influenced the results. However, another study by Pelzer, Schaffrath, and Vernaleken (2014) also found similar results stating that environmental stressors and individual vulnerability have a great influence on the development of mental health disorders. Therefore, when these stressors are not resolved with coping skills, the risk of mental health crises occurring is greater. Just as self-harm and suicide attempts are the result of poor coping skills, individuals often turn to alcohol and drugs as a way to