act out / speak up
A revolutionary drama based learning company that strives to advocate positive relationships, inspire gender equality and create limitless possibilities through drama
Of mental health problems are established by age 14. 75% by age 24.
Of children and young people have a clinically diagnosable mental problem
Of adolescents may experience a mental health problem in any given year.
Of young people under 18 are at risk of poverty and social deprivation
Of 13-18 year old girls report experiencing physical abuse in their own intimate partner relationships
of children collated from referrals to the DA Hub* had been exposed in some form to domestic violence.
*Domestic Abuse Hub
I am still connected to you, like death clinging to a cigarette. I’m tied to you through the ruptured cord of our children. I am stuck to you through a shared Mobius strip of haunted memories and lopsided photographs. Jolted screams of laughter burst the silence.
From the 1990s to 2019 I remember being sat at the back of a history lesson in the mid-90s having some banter with a boy who called me ‘butch’. Rightly or wrongly I was extremely offended. I challenged the boy and probed him to explain, trying to hide my blushing
It’s always going to be awkward talking about sex. But it’s essential and talking about sex is ultimately taking steps towards responsibility, respect and intimacy. However, how can we know what’s right and wrong when there’s a colossal amount of information offering us advice?
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We are looking for 8 individuals to fill our board of Volunteer Directors with specific knowledge and expertise in the following areas: