Episodes
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An in-depth discussion to raise awareness about The Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility in NI. This has always been long term campaign for Include Youth lead by policy co-ordinator Dr. Paula Rodgers.
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Meet Include Youth advocate and patron, Law graduate and former recipient of two Queen’s Sport bursaries, James MacSorley, who recently lived out every athletes dream competing at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. James talks about his journey from playing wheelchair basketball at 6 years old to the Paralympic Games in Tokyo including all the trials and tribulations along the way. Enjoy.
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Courtneys amazing story of redemption; from leaving school at an early age to being nominated for Head Girl and going back to complete her A-Levels. Courtney talks about resilience and how she was able to cope and move forward. Courtney advises other young people how they can do the same.
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In this Podcast, we talk with Northern Ireland's youngest MLA, Cara Hunter. We discuss relevant topics with Cara, such as, educational underachievement, votes at 16, young people’s voices, mental health and the criminal age of responsibility. Cara talks about her own experience and personal challenges that shape her passion for change and helping young people.
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Nadine tells her story of family breakdown, depression and anxiety. How she battled through these barriers and overcome her problems with the support of Give and Take START.
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Zeke talks about his time growing up in Care, over-coming problems and changing his mindset to become a stronger and more resilient person. Zeke is an EBE (expert by experience) who wants to share his lived experience with other young people to help them through hard times or similar situations to himself.
Zeke has started a small business selling spiritual apparatus and natural healing crystals that can be found on facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/thespiritualstop
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Care Day Special Edition: James shares his experience and building resilience through bullying, education underachievement and growing up in the Care system.
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Our EBE’s (Expert By Experience) Erin and Orlaith share their lived experience of COVID/Lockdown and the impact it has had on their lives, emotionally, practically, financially and socially. Erin and Orlaith advocate for other young people and use their lived experience to inspire and motivate.
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Joined by ex-Give & Take participant, Current EBE, Full time employee and Singer/songwriter Caothan McBride. We talk about taking chances and breeding resilience through adversity. All Caothan's music featured on this podcast can be bought and downloaded on Itunes, Spotify etc.
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In this podcast we meet former Care Experienced young person Glen Harkin. Glen is a local musician who has lived experience in Care, endured struggles growing up and found the resilience to survive through music. We talk about his journey, the ups, the downs, the lessons learned and what he hopes for the future. Glen is a voice for young people and hopes to give back on the Learning for Action being an EBE (Expert by Experience). Check out his music and enjoy his story.
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Welcome to the very first Include Youth Podcast. This podcast will be used as a platform on which young people can share their experiences, find a voice, raise awareness and inspire their peers. This episode was launched to coincide with 'National Care Leavers Week 2020'. It introduces our hosts, how the idea was formed and talks about our future plans for the podcast. Please enjoy and share. Music courtesy of Ayokinayda.
