Over the course of the past 15 years we have been delivering drug awareness sessions to schools and colleges, each year educating an average of 22,000 more children and young people. Based in Yorkshire, we have now educated 400,000 children, including a huge one third of the total child population of Yorkshire and the Humber. Our main target age-group is 10 and 11 year olds, providing drug education to older primary school children prior to them moving up to secondary school, and hopefully BEFORE they come into contact with drugs. By age 12: one in twelve children (8 %) have used drugs. By age 14: one in three children (33 %) have used drugs. We are proud that a 2013 national survey found that Yorkshire, the Humber and the North West (our very own three regions of focus) each had the greatest reduction in child drug use statistics compared to any other UK region over the previous 10 year period. Drug education initiatives, such as our own, were cited by experts, as being the reason for the significant drop in child drug use statistics.
(UK, 218159) Browse eventsMarriage Care specialises in helping couples - married or not - build and sustain strong, fulfilling, healthy relationships, and in providing support in times of relationship difficulty. Why? Because better relationships make for better lives, more stable families and a stronger society. We have over 700 relationship specialists and support teams working on the ground as volunteers. We provide thorough training for our counsellors and facilitators for our relationship preparation and education services so that they are ready to help people make a difference in their relationships. We believe that relationship help should be available to all regardless of ability to pay. As a charity, we don't charge a fixed fee, but request donations from our clients and it is their generosity that helps us continue and develop our services. By donating to Marriage Care you could help us help others make changes for the better in their lives. Your donation will help us continue to meet the ever-growing demand for our services, and ensure that Marriage Care is there to offer relationship support in the future.