Thoughts & Quotes

life is like a series of photographs you develop from the negatives.
When you need to fly from your home, it's not a home. Home should be where the birds feelings are free not caged.
nobody likes the rain but if you want the rainbow you gotta put up with the rain.
♫ And the stars are always there but we miss them in the dirt and in the clouds we miss them in the storms. ♫
To the believer anything is possible, to the sceptic everything is impossible.
"the reason angels can fly is becuase they take themselves lightly"
Stay strong- Keep smiling =] and NEVER give up- there is always hope <3
'It is not the stars to hold our destiny, but in ourselves' (William Shakespeare)
Stick to the fight when your hardest hit, its when things seem worse that you must not quit
it's about learning to dance in the rain
sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same
we never notice the beauty around us because we are too busy trying to create it.
People say that it is holding on that makes you stronger, but sometimes it is letting go and putting yourself first.
No-one can do a better job of being you, than YOU.
Be strong now because things will get better; it may be stormy now but it can't rain forever.
This too shall pass
We have to learn to dance in the rain
Even on the darkest days sometimes we glimpse sunlight
Sometimes we need to tell our story 100 times
Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark

What we do

COAP is a website for young people aging from 7 years old upwards to 30 years old who are affected by someone else’s addiction to drugs, alcohol or some form of addictive behaviour such as gambling.Online CommunityWe are an online community bringing children and young adults together from across the UK and abroad.Online community members register for free and then post messages in our message boards, sharing often for the first time their stories of what it is like living with a parent or family member’s addiction.Online MentorsAs well as young people responding to each other’s posts we have a wonderful team of mentors who have all lived with or still live with someone else’s addiction.COAP counsellingYoung people can also private message and have up to 6 sessions with a professional online counsellor for free with our COAP online counselling service.OutreachWe hold talks and workshops in schools, youth clubs, and conferences. How we work - keeping our message boards safeWe provide a safe moderated virtual space. All messages are pre moderated before they are publicly posted. Young people do not have direct contact with each other. We have a team of moderators, mentors, counsellors and a child protection officer who are all part of making sure our online community is welcoming and supportive. 

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