How to help this 16 year old?

Question

She feels abandoned. She has been abandoned by her parents - "sacrificed" to a living death. She now self-harms. Authorities (forcibly removing her from family and friends), have put her in a "place of safety" in case she accidentally kills herself. Only help on offer is counselling which hasn'thelped. They wont release her. She is trapped in a vicious circle.

Answer 1

give her a reason to live

find out what is special to her and use that

i doubt it will be people

maybe cats dogs horses or dolphins

maybe art, music

find what she loves and give that to her

then let her use that as a way of talking to you

when she is ready she will

Answer 2

Well they aren't going to release a 16 year old who self harms from a place of safety are they.

Answer 3

she already has the one thing she needs-a freind=you.

be there for her and all will be good.

Answer 4

There's most likely alot more going on that you expect.

Its not common for them to forcibly contain someone so it must be very bad for them to be doing that. There are most likely med's for her too. Also they will be giving her assessments and certain sessions with someone to help her and maybe even some form of therapy. People with self-harming thoughts often have negative views on things and most likely think it isn't working when it is.  

Answer 5

They need to let her go.  Most people cut because the pain they receive from it makes them forget the pain they feel from their emotional hurt & pain.  They also feel it is what they deserve.  LOVE, L-O-V-E!!  That is the best answer, prove to her you are not going to abandon her.  She needs love not a solitary institution that she is used to living in.  

Encourage her other ways to release her pain, like writing poems.  This helps her express her self productively and not cut.  Encourage her to help other teens who have gone through this when she is better.  

Answer 6

Let me put it in terms you might understand.

Self harm=BAD

Safe Place=GOOD

Answer 7

containing her won't help.

she needs FREEDOM.

Answer 8

this is a very unusual situatian and its qiuite heart breaking.....

i would suggest that she talked to somebody preferably a friend or an adult who can sort out and understand her and wouldnt make her feel even more vulnrable.she really needs to get bak in touch with her parents ( if possible) and really needs to talk out her problem and let out her feelings to a person she trusts. \i think its wrong that she is kept away from the outside world like a prisoner and needs to get back to nature. ask her she would like things to be like again and whether she feels angry, scrared or annoyed and just doesnt want to be in this world to suffer from things that go on in her mind. she doesnt  need to be kept away from people the thing she really needs right now is friend who can listen to her.