amelia has already had debilitating anxiety for a decade. her family tried for years to get her help, but were turned away from child mental health services despite a diagnosis of depression. if you go to the doctors and ask for help, you are passed on to somewhere else, and then you are told, well, especially for me, no, you are not hurting yourself you are not ill enough to have the help, and you -et turned away a-ain. they started riding with amelia to help build her esteem, and then the youth charity sidewalk stepped in, a service increasingly in demand, an in school mentor. part of me feels a sadness that a young person needs to ride 600 miles - to raise awareness for funds and a service that is so essential.