About the Survival Guide
Essential info
The Young People's Survival Guide for Oxfordshire is produced by
Oxfordshire County Council Youth Support Service and goes out to all
year 11s (and many others!) in the county each year. The Survival Guide seeks
to inform you about some aspects of life where you may need more
information, help or support, but meanwhile please remember...
In a crisis?
- Don't panic
- Think about what you need
- Look for help
More about what to do in a crisis.
History of the Survival Guide
The Survival Guide has been distributed in Oxfordshire since 1996. Many, many young people have been involved in its development, as well as professionals, writers, local organisations and many others.
Each year we have asked for input from young people in Oxfordshire, with the aim of making the Guide better and more useful. Recent improvements have included:
- Replacing general pictures with pictures of real young people from Oxfordshire
- Updating and improving illustrations
- Using the Connexions library colours to indicate topics
- Including personal testimonies, including poems
If you'd like to be involved in helping to make next year's Survival Guide better, please get in touch.
A place to get information - online
The Young People's Survival Guide for Oxfordshire is packed with links, helplines, and organisations which can help you sort out issues, access opportunities, and generally get on with your life.
So, once you've had a look through the Survival Guide, bookmark it or write down the web address (www.spired.com/survivalguide) so you'll be able to find it again - you never know when it'll be useful.
Experience: Don't give up
Don't Quit
When things go wrong
As they sometimes will
When the road you’re trudging
Seems all uphill
When funds are low
And debts are high
And you want to smile
But you have to sigh
When care is pressing you down a bit
Rest if you must
But don’t you quit
Success is failure turned inside out
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt
And you never can tell
How close you are
It may be near
When it seems so far
So stick to the fight
When you’re hardest hit
Its when things seem worst
That you must not quit
Emma, 18
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