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Risk factor: a teenage girl who self-harms

Discusses the case of a girl with a history of serious self-harm who had a history of unsuccessful placements. A decision was made to move her to a rural location far from emergency medical help to provide her with a therapeutic residential placement.

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Published: 
2009
Author: 
Mark Drinkwater
Publisher: 
Community Care