{"id":2452,"date":"2025-10-15T18:51:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T18:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/?page_id=2452"},"modified":"2026-04-20T12:07:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T12:07:24","slug":"issues-we-face-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/issues-we-face-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Issues We Face"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2452\" class=\"elementor elementor-2452\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e2c5af6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e2c5af6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e20e1d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-careox-about\" data-id=\"4e20e1d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"careox-about.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t<section class=\"about-one about-one--about\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xl-6\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about-one__image wow fadeInLeft\" data-wow-delay=\"100ms\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about-one__image__one\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hidden-scars-issues-we-face-900x1000-1.png\" alt=\"hidden-scars-issues-we-face-900x1000\" title=\"hidden-scars-issues-we-face-900&#215;1000\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about-one__image__two\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hidden-scars-issues-we-face-536x455-1.jpg\" alt=\"hidden-scars-issues-we-face-536x455\" title=\"hidden-scars-issues-we-face-536&#215;455\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about-one__image__video\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=h9MbznbxlLc\" class=\"video-popup\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icofont-ui-play\"><\/i><\/a>Join us on our mission!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about-one__image__shape-two\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/about-1-shape-5.png\" alt=\"about-1-shape-5\" title=\"about-1-shape-5\" ><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about-one__image__shape-three\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/about-1-shape-3-1.png\" alt=\"about-1-shape-3\" title=\"about-1-shape-3\" ><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.about__image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.col-lg-6 -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xl-6 wow fadeInRight\" data-wow-delay=\"200ms\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about-one__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sec-title text-left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"sec-title__tagline bw-split-in-right\"><span class=\"sec-title__tagline__border\"><\/span>Real change begins with awareness<\/h6><!-- \/.sec-title__tagline -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sec-title__title bw-split-in-left\">When Systems Fail.<\/h3><!-- \/.sec-title__title -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.sec-title -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"about-one__content__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDespite growing awareness of mental health, systems designed to protect children still struggle to recognise mental abuse. Family courts, child protection services, and schools often respond only to visible harm\u2014bruises or neglect\u2014while emotional and psychological abuse remains unseen. This gap in recognition allows cycles of trauma to continue, leaving children unprotected and unheard.\n<p>Many professionals lack the training to identify mental abuse or fully understand its long-term impact. Bias toward the \u201cprimary\u201d caregiver can distort assessments, and children\u2019s disclosures are often dismissed as behavioural issues rather than signs of harm. As a result, intervention frequently comes too late.\n<p>Real change requires awareness, accountability, and reform\u2014building systems that listen without bias, believe without delay, and act before invisible harm becomes lifelong damage.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row gutter-y-30\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about-one__content__border\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"about-one__content__list ml-0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"about-one__content__list__icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icofont-check-circled\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJoin us and stand alongside those who cannot do it alone. By supporting Hidden Scars, you are helping bring hidden harm into the light, raising awareness where it\u2019s needed most, and giving children a voice when they feel unheard. Every action\u2014no matter how small\u2014helps protect a child, challenge silence, and move us closer to a future where no child has to grow up feeling unsafe, unseen, or unworthy.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/about\/\"   class=\"careox-btn\"><span>Hidden forms of abuse<\/span><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.about__content -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.col-lg-6 -->\r\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.row -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about-one__text wow fadeInUp\"><span>#<\/span> Your support helps us protect children, heal families, and break the cycle of abuse.\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donate-now\" class=\"careox-btn\"><span>Donate Today<\/span><\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.container -->\r\n\t<\/section><!-- \/.about-one -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97ff6b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"97ff6b1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-225e006 elementor-widget elementor-widget-careox-service\" data-id=\"225e006\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"careox-service.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t<!-- Service Start -->\r\n\t<section class=\"service-two\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"service-two__shape\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/bracketweb.com\/careoxwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/service-shape-3.png);\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sec-title text-center\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"sec-title__tagline bw-split-in-right\"><span class=\"sec-title__tagline__border\"><\/span>The unseen forms of abuse<\/h6><!-- \/.sec-title__tagline -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sec-title__title bw-split-in-left\">Mental Abuse doesn\u2019t leave marks, but it <br>changes a child forever.<\/h3><!-- \/.sec-title__title -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.sec-title -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row gutter-y-30\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-6 wow fadeInUp\" data-wow-delay=\"00ms\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"service-two__item text-center\" style=\"--accent-color: #ffa415;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"service-two__item__shape\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/bracketweb.com\/careoxwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/service-two-shape.png);\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"service-two__item__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hidden-scars-emotional_abuse_900x1000.jpg\" alt=\"hidden-scars-emotional_abuse_900x1000\" title=\"hidden-scars-emotional_abuse_900x1000\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"service-two__item__icon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\" icon-charity-three\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.service-icon -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"service-two__item__title\">Emotional Abuse<\/h3><!-- \/.service-title -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"service-two__item__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOften unseen but deeply felt, emotional abuse wounds a child\u2019s core feelings long before any visible signs appear.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><!-- \/.service-title -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"service-two__item__rm\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/2025\/emotional-abuse\/\"  >Read More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon-right-arrow\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.service-card-one -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-6 wow fadeInUp\" data-wow-delay=\"00ms\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"service-two__item text-center\" style=\"--accent-color: #FC5528;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"service-two__item__shape\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/bracketweb.com\/careoxwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/service-two-shape.png);\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"service-two__item__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hidden-scars-psychological-abuse-2-900x1000-1.jpg\" alt=\"hidden-scars-psychological-abuse-2-900x1000\" title=\"hidden-scars-psychological-abuse-2-900&#215;1000\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"service-two__item__icon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\" icon-charity-two\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.service-icon -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"service-two__item__title\">Psychological Abuse<\/h3><!-- \/.service-title -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"service-two__item__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIs a slow rewriting of truth that shapes how a child thinks, about themselves, their self-worth, and their reality. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><!-- \/.service-title -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"service-two__item__rm\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/2025\/psychological-abuse\/\"  >Read More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon-right-arrow\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.service-card-one -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-6 wow fadeInUp\" data-wow-delay=\"00ms\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"service-two__item text-center\" style=\"--accent-color: #399BE7;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"service-two__item__shape\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/bracketweb.com\/careoxwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/service-two-shape.png);\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"service-two__item__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hidden-scars-coercive-control-900x1000-1.jpg\" alt=\"hidden-scars-coercive-control-900x1000\" title=\"hidden-scars-coercive-control-900&#215;1000\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"service-two__item__icon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\" icon-charity\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.service-icon -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"service-two__item__title\">Coercive Parenting<\/h3><!-- \/.service-title -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"service-two__item__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAbuse disguised as care, the tightening grip of fear, guilt, and dependency masked by concern or protection.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><!-- \/.service-title -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"service-two__item__rm\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/2025\/coercive-parenting\/\"  >Read More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon-right-arrow\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.service-card-one -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-6 wow fadeInUp\" data-wow-delay=\"00ms\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"service-two__item text-center\" style=\"--accent-color: #44C895;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"service-two__item__shape\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/bracketweb.com\/careoxwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/service-two-shape.png);\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"service-two__item__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hidden-scars-parental-alienation-900x1000-1.jpg\" alt=\"hidden-scars-parental-alienation-900x1000\" title=\"hidden-scars-parental-alienation-900&#215;1000\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"service-two__item__icon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\" icon-charity-three\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.service-icon -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"service-two__item__title\">Parental Alienation<\/h3><!-- \/.service-title -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"service-two__item__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe silent manipulation of a child\u2019s relationships with the other parent, creating loyalty conflicts and emotional confusion. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><!-- \/.service-title -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"service-two__item__rm\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/2025\/parental-alienation\/\"  >Read More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon-right-arrow\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.service-card-one -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-6 wow fadeInUp\" data-wow-delay=\"00ms\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"service-two__item text-center\" style=\"--accent-color: #D340C3;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"service-two__item__shape\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/bracketweb.com\/careoxwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/service-two-shape.png);\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"service-two__item__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hidden-scars-neglect-900x1000-1.jpg\" alt=\"hidden-scars-neglect-900x1000\" title=\"hidden-scars-neglect-900&#215;1000\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"service-two__item__icon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\" icon-charity-two\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.service-icon -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"service-two__item__title\">Neglect<\/h3><!-- \/.service-title -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"service-two__item__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAn act of omission , the failure of a caregiver to provide the necessary basic needs, affecting a child\u2019s development and sense of security.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><!-- \/.service-title -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"service-two__item__rm\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/2025\/neglect\/\"  >Read More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon-right-arrow\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.service-card-one -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-6 wow fadeInUp\" data-wow-delay=\"00ms\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"service-two__item text-center\" style=\"--accent-color: #8139E7;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"service-two__item__shape\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/bracketweb.com\/careoxwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/service-two-shape.png);\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"service-two__item__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hidden-scars-verbal-abuse-900x1000-1.png\" alt=\"hidden-scars-verbal-abuse-900x1000\" title=\"hidden-scars-verbal-abuse-900&#215;1000\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"service-two__item__icon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\" icon-charity\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.service-icon -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"service-two__item__title\">Toxic Parenting<\/h3><!-- \/.service-title -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"service-two__item__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt often appears as care, but undermines a child\u2019s confidence, independence, and emotional wellbeing with long-term effects and far-reaching harm.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><!-- \/.service-title -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"service-two__item__rm\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/2025\/toxic-parenting\/\"  >Read More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon-right-arrow\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.service-card-one -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/section>\r\n\t<!-- Service End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28245774 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"28245774\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26aef7ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-careox-donation-post\" data-id=\"26aef7ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"careox-donation-post.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"donations-three\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__bg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/hidden-scars_emotional_trauma.png);\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sec-title text-left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"sec-title__tagline\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbw-split-in-right\"><span\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sec-title__tagline__border\"><\/span>Your voice, your support matters.<\/h6><!-- \/.sec-title__tagline -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sec-title__title\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbw-split-in-left\">Share our mission, start the conversation <br>and be a voice for change.<\/h3><!-- \/.sec-title__title -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.sec-title -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__carousel careox-owl__carousel owl-carousel\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-owl-options='{&quot;loop&quot;:true,&quot;margin&quot;:0,&quot;items&quot;:1,&quot;nav&quot;:true,&quot;dots&quot;:true,&quot;smartSpeed&quot;:700,&quot;autoplay&quot;:true,&quot;autoplayTimeout&quot;:5000,&quot;animateOut&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;animateIn&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;autoplayHoverPause&quot;:true,&quot;navText&quot;:[&quot;&lt;span class=\\&quot;  icon-up-arrow-two \\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;&lt;span class=\\&quot;  icon-down-arrow-two \\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/span&gt;&quot;],&quot;responsive&quot;:{&quot;0&quot;:{&quot;margin&quot;:0,&quot;items&quot;:1},&quot;500&quot;:{&quot;margin&quot;:30,&quot;items&quot;:2},&quot;992&quot;:{&quot;margin&quot;:30,&quot;items&quot;:3}}}'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item\" style=\"--accent-color: #ffa415;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donations\/we-need-donations-for-medical-health\/\" class=\"donations-three__item__image__link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__category\">Education<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"donations-three__item__rm\" href=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donations\/we-need-donations-for-medical-health\/\"><i\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"icon-right-arrow\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"donations-three__item__title\"><a\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donations\/we-need-donations-for-medical-health\/\">We Need Donations for Medical Health.<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"donations-three__item__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe poor standard chunk ofI nibh velit auctor aliquet sollic tudin.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__border\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__progress\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__progress__inner count-bar\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-percent=\"100%\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__progress__number count-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t100%<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.progress-box -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>&#036;0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Raised<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Unlimited\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Goal<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.donations-three__item__bottom -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.item -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item\" style=\"--accent-color: #ffa415;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donations\/medical-health-or-people-react-acutor-2\/\" class=\"donations-three__item__image__link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__category\">Child<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"donations-three__item__rm\" href=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donations\/medical-health-or-people-react-acutor-2\/\"><i\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"icon-right-arrow\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"donations-three__item__title\"><a\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donations\/medical-health-or-people-react-acutor-2\/\">Funds For Clean &#038; Healthy Food.<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"donations-three__item__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe poor standard chunk ofI nibh velit auctor aliquet sollic tudin.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__border\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__progress\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__progress__inner count-bar\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-percent=\"100%\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__progress__number count-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t100%<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.progress-box -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>&#036;0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Raised<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Unlimited\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Goal<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.donations-three__item__bottom -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.item -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item\" style=\"--accent-color: #ffa415;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donations\/lets-education-for-children-good-life\/\" class=\"donations-three__item__image__link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__category\">Education<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"donations-three__item__rm\" href=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donations\/lets-education-for-children-good-life\/\"><i\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"icon-right-arrow\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"donations-three__item__title\"><a\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donations\/lets-education-for-children-good-life\/\">Let\u2019s education for children good life.<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"donations-three__item__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe poor standard chunk ofI nibh velit auctor aliquet sollic tudin.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__border\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__progress\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__progress__inner count-bar\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-percent=\"100%\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__progress__number count-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t100%<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.progress-box -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>&#036;0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Raised<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Unlimited\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Goal<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.donations-three__item__bottom -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.item -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item\" style=\"--accent-color: #ffa415;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donations\/medical-health-or-people-react-acutor\/\" class=\"donations-three__item__image__link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__category\">Medical<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"donations-three__item__rm\" href=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donations\/medical-health-or-people-react-acutor\/\"><i\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"icon-right-arrow\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"donations-three__item__title\"><a\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donations\/medical-health-or-people-react-acutor\/\">Medical Health or People React Acutor.<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"donations-three__item__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe poor standard chunk ofI nibh velit auctor aliquet sollic tudin.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__border\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__progress\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__progress__inner count-bar\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-percent=\"100%\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__progress__number count-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t100%<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.progress-box -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>&#036;0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Raised<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Unlimited\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Goal<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.donations-three__item__bottom -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.item -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item\" style=\"--accent-color: #ffa415;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donations\/get-poor-money-strang-people-acutor\/\" class=\"donations-three__item__image__link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__category\">Raised<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"donations-three__item__rm\" href=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donations\/get-poor-money-strang-people-acutor\/\"><i\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"icon-right-arrow\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"donations-three__item__title\"><a\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donations\/get-poor-money-strang-people-acutor\/\">Get Poor Money Strang People Acutor.<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"donations-three__item__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe poor standard chunk ofI nibh velit auctor aliquet sollic tudin.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__border\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__progress\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__progress__inner count-bar\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-percent=\"100%\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__progress__number count-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t100%<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.progress-box -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>&#036;0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Raised<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Unlimited\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Goal<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.donations-three__item__bottom -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.item -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item\" style=\"--accent-color: #ffa415;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donations\/we-can-aenean-poor-leo-nec-this-rnare\/\" class=\"donations-three__item__image__link\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__category\">Poor<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"donations-three__item__rm\" href=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donations\/we-can-aenean-poor-leo-nec-this-rnare\/\"><i\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"icon-right-arrow\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"donations-three__item__title\"><a\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donations\/we-can-aenean-poor-leo-nec-this-rnare\/\">We Can Aenean Poor leo Nec This Rnare.<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"donations-three__item__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe poor standard chunk ofI nibh velit auctor aliquet sollic tudin.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__border\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__progress\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__progress__inner count-bar\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-percent=\"100%\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__progress__number count-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t100%<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.progress-box -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donations-three__item__bottom__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>&#036;0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Raised<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Unlimited\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Goal<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.donations-three__item__bottom -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.item -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.donations-three__slider -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d0cf028 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d0cf028\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53e68bd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-careox-video\" data-id=\"53e68bd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"careox-video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"video-one video-one--about\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"video-one__bg jarallax\" data-jarallax data-speed=\"0.3\" data-imgPosition=\"50% -100%\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/hidden-scars-stop-child-abuse-hand-gesture.jpg);\"><\/div> <!-- \/.video-one__bg -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"video-one__shape-one\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/video-shape-1-1.png);\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"video-one__shape-two\" style=\"background-image: 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true,\r\n\t\t\t\"responsive\": {\r\n\t\t\t\t\"0\": {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"items\": 1\r\n\t\t\t\t},\r\n\t\t\t\t\"575\": {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"items\": 2\r\n\t\t\t\t},\r\n\t\t\t\t\"992\": {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"items\": 3\r\n\t\t\t\t},\r\n\t\t\t\t\"1200\": {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"items\": 4\r\n\t\t\t\t},\r\n\t\t\t\t\"1600\": {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"items\": 5\r\n\t\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t}'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/donate-now\/\"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenscars.org.au\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/hidden-scars-donate-today-536x455-2.jpg\" alt=\"hidden-scars-donate-today-536x455\" title=\"hidden-scars-donate-today-536&#215;455\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"instagram-one__sub-title\">Donate to<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"instagram-one__title\">Today<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.item -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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