What we say we need
Here are a few excerpts from a report from Amplify (the children’s commissioners advisory group of children and young people.)
The full document can be found here: http://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/content/publications/content_738
Children and young people also place a high value on relationships with their family and the right to a family life (Article 9, UNCRC) as well as expressing a strong desire to have a family of their own.
“if you haven’t got a family to support you or help you then you’ll be isolated”
(survey respondent)
“You can’t live without someone, especially as a child cos you need to be looked after”
(survey respondent)
What we say we need
3.4 Question 3: What are your hopes and dreams?
Overall the top five most selected hopes and dreams that our respondents had were:
- to have a family and be with my family 99.2% (1,291)
- to have a social life including friends 98.2% (1,278)
- to go to university or college/have an education 91.1% (1,277)
- to access work/have a job 98% (1,276)
- to have a home 94.7% (1,232).
What we say we need
- 3.5 Question 4: What would help you achieve your hopes and dreams?Overall the top five ways most selected ways to help achieve our respondents’ hopes and dreams were identified as:
- love, support and help from my family, loved ones (including pets) or carer 96.8% (1,260)
- a good school/education 91.2% (1,187)
- good advice, support and training 91% (1,184)
- good friends 90.8% (1,181)
- money 89.6% (1,166).