Counselling

Safe2Speak

Film made by service user"Shayne", 16

FACT: More than 400,000 girls and 200,000 boys have been sexually abused by the age of 18 (LSCB,2007)
FACT:1 in 4 women experience domestic violence and over half of these live with children under 16 years (British ccc survey, 1996)
FACT:1 in 9 teenagers in the UK self harm (National Inquiry into Self Harm 2006)
FACT: most children and young people suffer abuse, violence and neglect in silence because of fear

Safe2Speak

Are you are you between 10 and 19 years old?

Do you have problems or secrets and feel like you have nowhere to turn and no one to trust?

Maybe you are self-harming or experiencing violence at home? You could be being neglected or being abused?

We are here to offer you confidential support.

Safe2Speak is a free and confidential counselling and support service for 10 – 19 year olds, where you can talk to somebody about it.

Everything you tell us is in confidence. We won’t tell your parents, teachers or anyone else without your agreement.

If you tell us something that makes us feel you are not safe we may need to discuss this with other professionals, but will explain this to you in more detail at your first session.

We can see you for up to an hour, every week for 6-8 weeks, although we can see you for more time if needed.

Call or text: 07834477981 or email: safe2speak@thewishcentre.org.uk and we will arrange to meet you for a talk.

Safe 2 Speak is a WISH Centre initiative supported by Children in Need. We want to keep children and young people safe by providing a confidential a drop in and counselling service for young people aged 10-18 who are experiencing family violence and abuse or neglect and for young self harmers.