Rates of self-harm in the UK have been on the increase in recent years and are amongst the highest in Europe
More than 24,000 teenagers are admitted to hospital in the UK each year after deliberately harming themselves. Most have taken overdoses or cut themselves.
1 in 10 teenagers self-harm
Many incidents will be treated at home and will not reach the attention of services or professionals.

Statistics: Nat. Institute for Clinical Excellence, 2002; Samaritans & Centre for Suicide, Oxford University, 2002.