CLIC Sargent, the support charity for young cancer patients, recently celebrated 10 years of its award-winning participation service. The service puts children, young people and parents' voices at the heart of the charity's service delivery and development, shaping and improving its UK-wide support services.
The celebrations provided a chance to share stories of participation across the years, including the achievements of the charity's young people's reference group (YPRG).
The YPRG is made up of young people aged 16 to 25 who meet every two months, providing peer-to-peer support. For young people, having cancer can rob them of their confidence and independence, and some will arrive for their first YPRG session feeling uncertain of what to expect. Simply being with other young people who have been through similar experiences makes a huge difference.
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