Violence & Exploitation

Cara* came to St Giles as a highly vulnerable young person at risk of sexual exploitation, due to historic grooming and child sexual abuse. She struggled to follow rules, maintain […]

Following the death of his mother, Barak was unable to afford to support himself and his younger sister. In his time of desperation, he turned to selling drugs and was

Before I came to Wonder Plus, my life was very different. For many years, I was exposed to domestic violence, financial difficulties, and homelessness. Protecting my two young children motivated

The St Giles caseworker headed off to collect Tommy and bring him safely back to his care placement. It was 1am before he finally arrived. On meeting Tommy, it was

The only person Peter will confide in is his St Giles caseworker, with whom he had previously been making positive progress until his parent’s relationship broke down.  This led to

When St Giles first met him, 20 year old Jack* had been the victim of a serious assault and had been stabbed in the eye. The trauma of this, alongside

Harry* is at college studying engineering and pursuing a career just like any other 16 year old.  However, not so long ago he was in an out of custody due

15 year old Theo is celebrating taking part in his first ever professional boxing match – a huge milestone for a teenager who had been excluded from school and was

When his caseworker first met him, he had been arrested for possession of a knife and county line involvement. Timid and unable to speak up for himself, it took some

Raymond (name changed to protect his identity) was referred to St Giles after an eight day missing episode when he had been exploited by a county line drug gang.  During