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Self harm in schools rising say teaching unions.

psychiatric clinic in LondonSchools concerned over a rise in self-harming students.

Welsh schools are struggling to deal with the number of students self-harming, two major teaching unions say.

More students than ever are deliberately hurting themselves according to the National Association of Headteachers (NAHT) and Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL).

In Wales, 1,542 10 to 19-year-olds were admitted to hospital after self-harming in 2013/14.

The number of hospital admissions for 10 to 19-year-olds rose by 36% from 1,134 in 2012-13

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