The number of youngsters contacting ChildLine in Scotland about self-harming has increased by almost 90% in the space of a year.
The number of children getting in touch because they may be suicidal has gone up by almost 40%.
Volunteers at ChildLine's two Scottish centres, in Glasgow and Aberdeen, counselled 2174 children last year who said they were harming themselves.
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