What does hope look like? It’s a child given the confidence to tell someone they’re being abused. It’s a young person who self-harms realising their worth and potential. It’s a teenager fighting anxiety and loneliness beginning to feel positive about the future. It’s the small but significant steps forward that come as a result of being listened to and loved.

 

Below are some real-life stories from the children and young people we work with, which show that kind of hope in action.