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WHY EXPRESS YOURSELF?

No one else knows you better than you do; no one is in a better position to be able to speak up for your needs, wants, views, feelings, opinions, and ideas than YOU

•   Your voice is very important.

•   You have a right to be heard.

•   And adults don’t always know best.

If you use this toolkit you can expect that it will:

•   Increase your confidence

•   Help you to understand where you are at

•   Help you to understand your choices better

•   Make sure adults know more about:

    •   what you think.

    •   what you feel.

    •   what you want to happen.

It will also:

•   Help you to be more involved in influencing decisions made about you and your care and treatment.

•   Help you feel good as you are more
able to say what you really want to.

•   Make you feel more empowered in your life.

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