Some of the most vulnerable children and young people in care are deliberately self-harming to avoid being abandoned when they get better or turn 18 and face a “cliff edge” of no further support, according to research.(一些最弱势的照护儿童和年轻人为避免在好转或年满18岁后遭遗弃、面临支持戛然而止的“悬崖边缘”，而故意自残。)
根据研究，一些最弱势的照护儿童和年轻人为避免在病情好转或年满18岁后遭遗弃、面临支持戛然而止的“悬崖边缘”，而故意自残。
Abi Booth, a psychotherapist(心理治疗师) who works with children and young people, said some were in a “catastrophic(灾难性的) situation” in which they were hurting themselves to keep their place(保住位置) in therapeutic facilities.
与儿童和年轻人打交道的心理治疗师阿比·布斯表示，一些人正处于“灾难性境地”，他们伤害自己是为了保住自己在治疗机构中的位置。
Booth said this group of young people believed the only way they could stay safe was not to “get better” from their mental health conditions and to become more ill by severely self-harming or attempting suicide.(布斯说，这群年轻人认为，他们能保持安全的唯一方法就是不要从心理健康问题中“好转”，而是通过严重自残或试图自杀让自己病得更重。)
布斯说，这群年轻人认为，他们能保持安全的唯一方法就是不要从心理健康问题中“好转”，而是通过严重自残或试图自杀让自己病得更重。