Advice for parents, carers and professionals working with children
Drugs & Alcohol | Mental Health | Guide For Parents | YoungMinds
Talking About Alcohol - a booklet to send home to parents which encourages parents to set boundaries and be good role models.
Resources
For children and young people:
Alcohol and You - takes a social norms approach with advice and guidance for 14 years+ teenagers.
The Mix - Essential support for under 25s
Drugwise - Lived Experience - Promoting evidence-based information on drugs, alcohol an tobacco.
Substance Use | The Children's Society (childrenssociety.org.uk) - Information for young people living with someone in the family who is addicted to drugs or alcohol.
FRANK - Find out everything you need to know about drugs, their effects and the law. Talk to Frank for facts, support and advice on drugs and alcohol.
For teachers, schools, parents and carers:
Department for Education - Provide practical materials for primary and secondary schools to use to train staff to teach about drugs, alcohol and tobacco.
Oak Academy - Provides schemes of work and classroom resources for KS3 curriculum and KS4.
Safe4Me - proves a toolkit to support teachers to deliver information to pupils specific to the Law, Consequences and Personal Safety.
DrugWise - Promoting evidence-based information on drugs, alcohol and tobacco.
PSHE Association - Provide a wealth or resources, training and support to deliver drug education.
Talk about Alcohol is written and managed by a charity called The Alcohol Education Trust (AET). The website site is designed to be used by young people in a classroom setting as part of PSHE lessons on alcohol. It is designed mainly for Key stage 3 and complements the Talk About Alcohol teacher workbook, which is full of lesson plans, games and worksheets.
Teenage drinking | Drinkaware - DrinkAware provide some of the reasons that some teenagers drink, what are the risks, and how can parents and carers help keep them healthy and out of trouble.
FRANK - Find out everything you need to know about drugs, their effects and the law. Talk to Frank for facts, support and advice on drugs and alcohol
Video Resources:
Effects (Physical & Social) Ice Breakers - Alcohol Education Trust
Reports
Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use among Young People in England, 2023 - NHS Digital