Up to one in 12 young people in the UK have self-harmed and more than 24,000 teenagers are admitted to hospital each year after deliberately hurting themselves, found the report. Truth Hurts is the result of a two-year study by the National Inquiry into Self-harm among Young People, a joint initiative between the Camelot Foundation and the Mental Health Foundation.
It claims health, education and social care professionals are not receiving the training they need to support young self-harmers and calls on the Government to launch a national campaign to raise awareness of the issue.
Susan Elizabeth, director of the Camelot Foundation, said:
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