Rural North Notts is an area of significant social disadvantage, including former coalfield areas. Most of our 'clients' are from families suffering the more extreme effects of financial difficulties, including family breakdown, physical/emotional/sexual abuse, debt, and conflict..The effects on Children/Young People (CYP) include depression, self-harm, anger, etc. They need a means to process their experiences, work through their feelings, and develop resilience, improving their self-esteem.

Our 60 qualified volunteer counsellors work in schools and community venues empowering CYP to devise coping strategies. Improvements in the mental well-being of our clients, and the associated changes in behaviour that often ensue, are to the benefit also of the families of these CYP, as well as to the communities in which they live which may have been impacted by anti-social behaviour that often accompanies such mental health difficulties. There is no other access here to such therapy.