Blackout: childhood trauma survival | Reece Hayes | TEDxYouth@Glasgow

A traumatic real-life story about a young boy growing up caring for his mother who was struggling to cope with severe mental health issues. Reece will explore how this impacted on his own life and his own mental health. This talk is going to take you through the most difficult times of Reece's life as he struggled to cope with his world falling apart around him. It's going to take you to the times when he felt at his most vulnerable and also take you to the best times where he found the confidence to seek help and to turn his life around for the better. Being a young carer made life a constant struggle for 21-year-old Reece, who grew up in
Glasgow. Struggling to cope, he became violent and aggressive and ended up fighting at weekends and getting in trouble with the law. Low in confidence and feeling suicidal, Recce had lost his way and had given up on his future.

Since being involved in The Prince’s Trust, Reece has successfully challenged the criteria around Disclosures and working with vulnerable groups. He has secured a place at college studying social sciences with a view to becoming a Mental Health Support Worker.

He has made so many positive steps in such a short time and continues to make strides in his personal development, he volunteers at the Trust and represents and speaks on their behalf with politicians at events as one of their Young Ambassadors. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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