Pressures of school and social media blamed as hospital admissions rise to 13,000。
学业和社交媒体的压力成为就医人数升至13,000人的罪魁祸首。
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Hospitals are treating almost twice as many girls for self-harm as they did 20 years ago, prompting warnings about the pressures that social media and school work are putting on young people.
跟二十年前相比，医院治疗的自残的女生的数量上升了两倍，这就为社交媒体和学校作业给年轻人们施加的压力敲响了警钟。
Charities called the figures heartbreaking and told us that more needed to be done to stop children reaching crisis point.
慈善机构们称这样的数字是令人心痛的，并告诉我们说我们需要做更多来避免孩子们走到这样危险的一步。
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The number of hospital admissions for girls who self-harmed jumped from 7,327 in 1997 to 13,463 last year.
因自残而就医的女生的数量从1997年的7,327人上升到了去年的13,463人。
The number treated for attempting an overdose rose more than tenfold from 249 in 1997 to 2,736 last year, according to NHS data that has been published by ministers.
据官方发布的国民保健体系数据，因为企图服药自尽而就医的人数从1997年的249人涨了超过十倍，到达了去年的2,736人。
Admissions of boys for self-harm stayed broadly constant, from 2,236 in 1997 to 2,332 last year.
而男生因自残而就医的人数保持平稳，1997年是2,236人，去年是2,332人。
The number attempting an overdose jumped from 152 in 1997 to 839 last year.
而男生因企图服药自尽而就医的人数从1997年的152人上升到了去年的839人。
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Despite the growing problem of self-harm, ministers have conceded that treatment for mental health issues is worse than for physical illnesses.
尽管自残的问题日趋严重，部长们承认，心理健康问题的治疗条件比身体疾病更糟糕。
Jon Goldin, vice-chairman of the child and adolescent faculty at the Royal College of Psychiatrists, said: “I think there are a range of factors putting pressure on young children — academic pressures, exam pressures, social media . . . with fear of missing out and comparing yourself unfavourably to images you see online.”
乔恩.戈尔丁，是英国皇家精神科医学院的
儿童和青少年协会的副主席，他说：“我认为如今的年轻的孩子们身上有多方面因素的压力——学业压力，考试压力，社交媒体...害怕会落伍，或者把自己跟网上看到的图片作对比而自惭形秽。”
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Asked why the proportion of girls self-harming appeared to have risen sharply, he said: “If you look at social media, my hunch is that girls are probably more sensitive to some of those factors than boys.”
在问及为什么女生自残比例上升更明显时，他说道：“假如你去看看社交媒体，我的感觉是女生可能比男生对这些因素更敏感吧。”
There were also “completely unhelpful” groups online that urged teenagers to self-harm.
网上还有一些“完全有害”的组织怂恿青少年们自残。
There are about 7,000 child and adolescent mental health workers, although the Royal College of Psychiatrists believes that number probably needs to double.
如今约有7000名儿童和青少年心理健康工作者，不过皇家精神科医学院认为这个数字可能还需要加倍才行。
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Many young people turn to charities for help.
很多的年轻人会向慈善机构求助。
The NSPCC said that it provided 15,376 counselling sessions about self-harm last year, equivalent to 42 per day.
英国全国防止虐待儿童学会称他们去年组织了15,376次跟自残有关的咨询会议，大概相当于每天42次。
A spokeswoman said: “These heartbreaking figures are sadly unsurprising.
一名发言人说道：“这些令人心疼的数据其实并不是什么意外。”
We know from contacts to Childline that many children are being driven to self-harm as a way of dealing with the pressures and demands of modern-day life.
从跟孩子们的接触中我们了解到很多孩子被逼得自残，他们把它作为一种面对压力
和现代生活要求的方式。
Young people are crying out for help and more needs to be done to prevent them from reaching crisis point.
很多年轻人都在求助，而我们也需要做更多来防止他们走入险境。
A key step in this process is ensuring every child and young person feels confident they will be supported when they do speak up so they don’t end up trapped in a vicious cycle where they believe hurting themselves is the only solution.
这个过程中关键的一步就在于要确保每一个孩子和年轻人当他们需要表达的时候，都能够确信自己能够得到支持，这样他们才不会陷入恶性循环中，误认为伤害自己是唯一的解决办法。
We always encourage young people who have a worry to speak to a trusted adult but if they feel they can’t, then they should contact Childline, who are available 24/7.”
我们一直都鼓励年轻人把自己的担忧说给自己信任的大人听，但如果他们感觉到到他们无人倾诉的话，他们应该联系儿童专线，他们每天24小时都在线。”
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