1. FORGING LINKs conference Young People’s Presentation WORKIN-2-GETHER Jayde, Karl, Laura, Rachel, Shane, Shelly & Vicky

2. WORKIN-2-GETHER Introduction Life on the move, Vicky Video report, Shelly My story with pictures, Jayde Looking for the light, Mark for R. Our messages to you

3. WORKIN-2-GETHER V I C K Y Told her story

4. WORKIN-2-GETHER Shelly

5. WORKIN-2-GETHER Story work with Jayde

6. WORKIN-2-GETHER

8. I like living in the children’s home because staff and other young people are nice to me. When I was younger and living in a foster placement I didn’t get on well with many people but the BRS has helped me find somewhere that I want to live.

9. WORKIN-2-GETHER Mark for R.’ – whose oral story we do not have on paper her is a poem instead Pain, by young person What is pain? Two kinds of things One when your hurt yourself and one when someone does it for you Pain, that is what is on my brain Nothing but pain and more pain. I just wish it would go away back from where it came I lay in bed and I wished I was dead But then the pain would just be on my mother’s brain And I’ve already given her enough hurt and pain by playing my game And she would go insane! I cut my arms and try to slit my vein But some nice policeman will come and save me again? They take me away because they think I am insane! They phone social services and tell them again But they just lock me away and say I’m insane But really I am just in pain I’ve done OD’s and tried to hang But hey Maybe they’re right I am insane?

10. WORKIN-2-GETHER Our messages to you Give time out when young people get all stressed and need to be alone to think things over It helps if teachers know how to deal with pupils who are angry Please think about brothers’ and sisters’ needs too

11. WORKIN-2-GETHER Our messages to you Take the time to listen to young people and let them talk about their problems Take us for how we are now, not how we used to be If everyone talked to each other they wouldn’t need to keep asking us

12. WORKIN-2-GETHER Thanks for listening!