See Me, an alliance of mental health organisations in Scotland, also found that more than half of 1,000 adults surveyed would not know how to help young self-harmers, and one in three thought they were manipulative.
The alliance is launching a television advert this week, aimed at reducing the stigma that surrounds self-harm. Linda Dunion, campaign director at See Me, said: "One in 10 teenagers in Scotland self-harms. The ad aims to break down the negative attitudes towards self-harmers."
Patrick Little, national development manager for young people's services at mental health charity Penumbra, said: "Young self-harmers have told us they have had poor experiences dealing with professionals including the police and GPs. Adults need to come up to speed as there is a lot of misunderstanding." Young people from Penumbra have responded to the Mental Health Foundation and Camelot Foundation's National Self-Harm Inquiry, which will release its final report later this month.
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