Winchester Youth Counselling relies on donations to provide free short or long-term counselling for 11-25 year old's. Counselling is often financially inaccessible to most of us and I feel that it is imperative that young people have the opportunity to gain support from professionals for as long as they need, when they need. It can literally save lives. Our childhood experiences have a huge impact on our adult lives and how we feel about ourselves. Counselling charities enable young people to explore their feelings and gain self-esteem in order to achieve a more positive view of self and relationships with those closest to them. Please give what you can to ensure many more young people can receive emotional support for free. Thank you.

PS - this is a ridiculously difficult challenge for me and I can't quite believe Michael has convinced me to sign up to this!!