James (pseudonym) was arrested and prosecuted in 2019. Having lived under great fear and anxiety for over a year, he believed he was labelled as somebody ‘without a future’. He described, “It feels as if I am drowning and unable to breathe, with no clue how to react.”
Until he got in touch with Project Change; “It is like I was in a pitch-black room trying to figure out my way but had no idea where I was. Then I suddenly found the switch,” he said.