Jess
My Mum and Dad split up when I had just turned 16. Mum moved away. I stayed with my dad in York but we didn’t get on very well. I was quite often on my own at home, and then whenever he came back from being away we just used to argue with each other …
Louis
I was in SASH around 5 years ago, when I was about 16. I’d left home after a big fight with my dad. I’d seen my older sister go through the same thing, the constant fights, and I decided I didn’t want to put my younger brother and sister through that. It leaves marks on …
Georgia
I’m 16. I’ve been in SASH for about six months. When I was 11 my mum died, and when I was 12 my dad died. It was tough, but it happens. Nothing you can do about it. After my mum died I became the carer for my dad, who was disabled. I’d come home from …
Jo
I’ve been a SASH host about four years. I love it. I first heard about it through a friend. She was fostering and we wanted to do the same, but we were told that one of us would have to stay at home and I love my job. So my friends suggested SASH. I didn’t …
David
I’m 24. I’ve been using Nightstop for about three weeks now. I’m homeless because I split up with my girlfriend. I’d been with her for three years and we have a son together. But it got to the point where we were just arguing all the time, it wasn’t right. I didn’t want my son …
