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Strategic Goals

The board of trustees set out six strategic goals that guide our work:

  1. To increase access to effective therapy services for children and young people across the UK who stammer
  2. To empower children and young people who stammer by giving them a voice within our organisation and in society
  3. To assist the parents of children and young people who stammer, so that they are better able to support their child
  4. To improve the ability of speech and language therapists to provide effective services to children and young people who stammer
  5. To promote research into the most effective treatment of stammering in children and young people
  6. To promote awareness of stammering and the impact it has on children and young people’s lives, and to change public perceptions

What we do: our action areas

  • We provide resources, advice and guidance for children and young people who stammer, their families, and the professionals who support them.

  • We make sure the voices of children and young people who stammer are heard. We work with politicians and other decision makers to ensure the unique needs of children who stammer are reflected in public policy.

    But we know we can’t stop there. That’s why we campaign to challenge prejudices and misconceptions, seeking to change how society treats stammering and promote acceptance.

  • We support and promote research into childhood stammering. This builds understanding and feeds into our advocacy work, informing positive changes in policy and practice.

How we make a difference

There is no single journey to take when it comes to stammering. Every child and young person who stammers should be free to choose how they want to communicate. And with the right support, they can thrive on their own terms.

We work with young people, their families and the professionals who support them, as well as policy-makers and the research community, to unlock every child’s potential.

Our activities focus on providing access to expertise, offering support, cultivating community, and bringing about positive change through research, policy influencing and campaigns.

Learn about our programmes that are helping to ensure that every child who stammers has the support, respect and confidence to live the life they want to lead.

Find out about our work