An institution usually makes things much worse, isolating and branding a person who's locked up, taking away her freedom, causing people to lose respect for her. Most doctors seem to know precious little about this syndrome, and even less what to do about it. Pharmaceutical drugs are not the answer, as this is not caused by a bio-chemical imbalance. So it's very important that a cutter hide her wounds from the public and even from her closest friends. Ironically, meeting and talking to other cutters can be a path toward recovery.
Many cutters think they are alone, that they are the only one.
So it's important that those of us who have the strength to do so come out about our experiences and share them with others. We can form support groups and help each other get through and past this part of our lives. We can educate the public so cutters will be treated with understanding and respect. We can fight against one of the main causes of this syndrome, child abuse, hopefully preventing young people from ever having to go through such painful and destructive experiences. We can out the fuckers who do this shit to kids, and increase public awareness of the very real and prevalent dangers children face at the hands of the grown-ups who are supposed to be taking care of them, teaching them, raising them, loving them.