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Vulnerable children deliberately self-harming to stay in care, research finds

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‘Many of these children and young people have experienced extreme neglect and often physical and sexual abuse … They see self-harming as a route to safety.’ Photograph: Elva Etienne/Getty Images

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  Read More

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