Children today can be faced with overwhelming issues, from extreme anxiety caused by the pandemic to a challenging home life.
But with support from The National Lottery, HigglePetsCIC is putting its animals to work to help ease their problems. Becky**, 15, has been back at school since lockdown lifted in September.
Unlike her friends, she is too anxious to step inside a classroom and instead spends eight hours a day studying alone in the school library because she struggles to converse using words.
At one low point she even considered taking her own life. But now, thanks to the charity, she has a smile back on her face and is improving daily - and it's all thanks to a very special new friend.
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