Rosia Bay Ltd

When you take your first call as a Childline Counsellor, you dont really know what to expect, despite all the training, there is nothing like the contact from a young person who might want to share whats happening in their world. And I guess for many of you reading this, you will be wondering, whats this got to do with me? Most, if not all, will have either direct contact with a young person, in the form of a son or daughter, sibling, nephew or niece, but as we lead our lives, just how many of us realise whats happening in our young people's world. Six months on, in my Counselling experience, I am astounded by the number of young people who contact Childline who are self harming. And before you read on thinking, this has nothing to do with me, read on! It may be the constant intensity of social media, the constant immediacy of swiping left and right, reacting, responding and trying to keep in touch, its certainly not always about wanting to commit suicide or being bull