In the past year, there has been an alarming rise in the number of young people contacting ChildLine about self-harm, with girls being 15 times more likely to seek help than boys.
The disturbing finding is among the headline figures in ChildLine’s annual report – entitled Can I Tell You Something? – which looks to identify the key needs and concerns of young people and how they are changing over time.
More than 280,000 children and young people contacted ChildLine during 2012/13, with 56 per cent aged 12 to 15 and 31 per cent aged 16 to 18. A further 13 per cent were 11 and under.
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