In the UK, 80,000 children and young people suffer from severe depression, 8,000 of them are under ten years old.

The number of cases of children being admitted to hospital with self-harm has dramatically risen by 70% in the past ten years.

The Youth Counselling Project has been set up to provide counselling in schools in response to the growing number of children suffering from
low mood, anxiety and self-harm.

We strongly believe that by giving a young person the space to talk to a trained professional they can understand themselves better, see their future potential more clearly and have greater self-esteem. With this better understanding of themselves they are less likely to suffer from anxiety, low mood and self-harm.

The Youth Counselling Project encourages young people to take ownership of their counselling sessions. We approach each session in a non-judgemental and accepting way encouraging each client to gain greater self-value and belief in themselves to become adults living a more positive and fulfilled future.

In August a team of us are completing the Welsh 3 Peaks Challenge which has over 1500m of climbing in less than 24 hours to raise money to directly help The Youth Counselling Project treat more children.