This article describes research undertaken in 2018 in a therapeutic residential home for young women with multiple and complex needs in out-of-home care in England. Based on qualitative interviews with five young women, aged 16–18, and four professionals working with the home, the article analyses the under-researched leaving care needs and experiences of this group of young women. The findings highlight the tensions between notions of childhood and expectations of adulthood surrounding this group of young people. These converge around reaching the age of 18 and foreground vulnerability on the one side, and responsibility on the other.

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年满 18 岁的专业住院治疗护理：独立还是悬崖边缘？

本文描述了 2018 年在英格兰一家治疗性住宅中开展的研究，该住宅针对在户外护理方面有多种复杂需求的年轻女性。基于对 5 名 16-18 岁的年轻女性和 4 名在家工作的专业人士的定性访谈，本文分析了这组年轻女性未被充分研究的离职护理需求和经历。调查结果强调了围绕这群年轻人的童年观念和成年期期望之间的紧张关系。这些集中在一方面是年满 18 岁，一方面是前景脆弱，另一方面是责任。