Our Vision
Is a world where every child has a safe, loving home, where they are given every opportunity
to thrive and reach their potential through living healthy, happy, and fulfilling lives.
ANNUAL REPORT
Our annual report has been intentionally designed as a fully digital publication rather than a traditional paper-based document.This reflects not only our commitment to sustainability, accessibility, and modern communication, but also our belief that CYCA’s
story deserves to be experienced, not simply read.
Digital reporting allows us to bring our work to life—through voices, images, lived experiences, and real journeys of resilience.
We know that storytelling is the most powerful way to help people truly hear CYCA. It enables us to showcase the depth of our impact, the authenticity of our relationships, and the humanity behind every statistic. By sharing our work in this dynamic format, we invite our community, partners, and supporters to connect with us in a more meaningful, engaging, and emotionally resonant way.
Case Studies
My client was referred by their GP through the social prescribing program. They were referred due to anxiety, panic attacks and school withdrawal. Her first panic attack happened in school a year prior to seeing me. Since then, her anxiety increased around going into school, eventually leading to her skipping lessons and missing days/weeks.
My client did not have a good support system of friends in school. She had one close friend who moved away three months prior to her first panic attack. Her family was supportive but unsure how to help her manage her increasing anxiety.
During the initial meeting my client’s goals of our mentoring process included the following:
- Helping them manage their anxiety with coping techniques,
- Enhance their emotional regulation and self-esteem and
- Prevent/decrease panic attacks.
My client was tentative to explore her emotions, I responded to this by allowing them to go at their own pace and integrate emotional exploration into fun/creative tasks. By starting our process with creative exploration, to ease my clients worries and helped them gain a better understanding of themselves going forward.
I then introduced Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques. This helped my client identify her negative thoughts, such as “Everyone will think I’m stupid,” and replace them with more realistic ones like, “It’s okay not to know everything.” We also role-played scenarios helped her practice handling social situations and mistakes.
To manage their panic attacks, I taught my client relaxation techniques, such as deep breathing and grounding techniques.
My client’s parents were involved in the process through our systemic way of working. Their mum had 1-1 resilience in which she learnt strategies to support herself and her daughter at home.
After 12 sessions, my client showed significant improvement. She had not had a panic attack and was able to manage her anxiety better. She also became more socially engaged and she joined a local netball team. She became more comfortable with making mistakes, her attendance improved.
My client’s parents noticed positive changes in her mood and behaviour, as she was more outgoing.
In our final session we reflected on what worked well for my client. They stated that spending time understanding her emotions and thoughts helped to prevent the negative spiral she would go through every time she felt anxious. Now she was able to acknowledge the thoughts and know what to do to manage them.
