{"id":196707,"date":"2025-12-15T13:27:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T13:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/camhs\/?page_id=196707"},"modified":"2026-02-11T17:35:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T17:35:34","slug":"inspiring-hope","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/camhs\/oxon\/inspiring-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiring Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-196751 size-medium alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/inspiring-hope-300x87.png\" alt=\"Inspiring hope banner\" width=\"300\" height=\"87\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/inspiring-hope-300x87.png 300w, https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/inspiring-hope-768x224.png 768w, https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/inspiring-hope-620x181.png 620w, https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/inspiring-hope.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Stories of Change from CAMHS<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Inspiring Hope<\/strong>\u00a0is a campaign celebrating the real experiences of young people who have been supported by Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust\u2019s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).<\/p>\n<p>It shines a light on the difference CAMHS makes, not just in moments of crisis, but in the long journeys that help young people move forward, grow, and thrive.<\/p>\n<h2>What the campaign is about<\/h2>\n<p>Every year, CAMHS works with thousands of young people facing challenges with their mental health. Many go on to lead full, confident and fulfilling lives, but their stories often remain untold. Inspiring Hope tells those stories, to benefit others.<\/p>\n<p>Through personal accounts from former CAMHS patients, the campaign highlights the impact of compassionate care, support, and the dedication of clinicians.<\/p>\n<h2>What we\u2019re trying to achieve<\/h2>\n<p>The campaign has three aims:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Support young people and families<\/strong>\u00a0by showing how CAMHS has helped others with similar experiences, helping reduce stigma and uncertainty.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Help current conversations in care<\/strong>\u00a0by offering relatable stories that clinicians can use when talking with young people aged 10\u201317.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Create a way for former patients to \u201cgive back\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0by sharing their journeys and celebrating the role CAMHS played in their lives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How we\u2019re doing this<\/h2>\n<p>Inspiring Hope gathers real stories from former CAMHS patients and shares them through:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Short videos<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Posters and digital content<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A dedicated online space<\/strong>\u00a0featuring extended stories, behind\u2011the\u2011scenes insights, and ways to get involved<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All materials link back to the trust&#8217;s website, where visitors can explore more stories, learn about CAMHS, and find support.<\/p>\n<h2>The videos<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/camhs\/oxon\/inspiring-hope\/imogen\/\">Imogen&#8217;s story<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/camhs\/oxon\/inspiring-hope\/ollie\/\">Oli&#8217;s story<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/camhs\/oxon\/inspiring-hope\/tamara\/\">Tamara&#8217;s story<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/camhs\/oxon\/inspiring-hope\/james\/\">James&#8217; story<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stories of Change from CAMHS Inspiring Hope\u00a0is a campaign celebrating the real experiences of young people who have been supported by Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust\u2019s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). It shines a light on the difference CAMHS makes, not just in moments of crisis, but in the long journeys that help [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":325,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-infopage.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-196707","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/camhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/196707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/camhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/camhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/camhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/camhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196707"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/camhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/196707\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":196807,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/camhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/196707\/revisions\/196807"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/camhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/camhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}