Receive regular updates to help deliver information to young people

E-info bulletins are monthly bulletins for staff working with young people that collect good sources of information resources, including many free resources. They are themed according to the month, e.g. during march, you would see smoking cessation materials to accompany national no smoking day.

Many staff already receive the e-info bulletin. If you don't, and would like to, please email karin.cook@oxfordshire.gov.uk.

 

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Looking for information, materials, ideas for session or expert content? These are some of the best links from the monthly e-info bulletin.

Youth work general

Children & Young People Now - www.cypnow.co.uk/youthworkresources - big bank of resources for youth workers

Abuse in relationships

This is abuse - thisisabuse.direct.gov.uk - Videos, quizzes, and more.

The Hideout - www.thehideout.org.uk - resources, toolkits, a safe space to go for children and young people affected by violence

Mental health, tolerance, community

The Community Channel - communitychannel.mediatrust.org - Video content and programming about all sorts of community issues

The Mental Health Foundation - www.mhf.org.uk - Masses of excellent mental health materials, facts posters and more. Runs Mental Health Action Week every April.

Online stress test and mindfulness course - www.bemindful.co.uk - online help for people under stress

Childline - as well as the free phone number 0800 11 11 you can also get help and support from ChildLine online at www.childline.org.uk including lots of games, videos and creative tools, message boards and online counsellors.

Young women and girls

Resources from the YWCA - www.ywca.org.uk/resources Takes a little looking through, but some excellent resources on all sorts of issues for girls and young women, including body image, money and debt, alcohol, personal safety, young women and violence and more

Respect 4 Us - www.respect4us.org.uk - Interactive site about violence, respect and street safety. An eye-opener if you play the opposite sex.

Games

Yoobot www.yoobot.co.uk/index.htm - o nline game from The British Heart Foundation where 11- to 13-year-olds can create a mini version of themselves that they can personalise with an uploaded photograph. If left alone it will begin to eat junk food all day, and eventually die, allowing children to perform an autopsy to find out why.

Eatwell games - www.eatwell.gov.uk/info/games - includes "barbecue game" which teaches whether food is properly cooked, and "balanced diet" game.

Alcohol

Youth club activities - Let's talk alcohol - Trainer Vanessa Rogers has put together this resource pack for youth workers and other professionals working with young people aged 13 to 16. It can be used as a standalone session or as part of a wider alcohol and drugs programme.

Talk about alcohol - www.talkaboutalcohol.com - worksheets for use by teachers, for example: "Most young people think their peers drink more than they actually do. This allows students to test their preconceptions." Also online games such as: "Students choose how much to drink at a virtual party - the more they drink the harder it is for them to find their way home."

Bottletop - www.bottletop.info - a particularly nice site full of alcohol education materials made by young people, for young people

Check yourself - www.checkyourself.org/wrecked - the dangers of boozing, real life scenarios, videos, more

Bullying

Anti Bullying Alliance - www.anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk - look out for lots of great material and education packs in the run up to Anti-Bullying week, which is usually in mid November

Drugs

Recreational drugs videos - www.oxfordshiredaat.org/recreational.htm groovy animated shorts about the unwanted effects of drugs and alcohol. Lots of fun.

Self harm

National Self Harm network - www.nshn.co.uk resources, downloadable posters and more

Smoking

National No Smoking Day - www.nosmokingday.org.uk - look out for lots of fresh resources every year in time for national No Smoking Day which takes place early in March. www.smokefreeoxfordshire.nhs.uk

Smoke Free Oxfordshire- www.smokefreeoxfordshire.nhs.uk - local stuff including access to advisers.

Eating disorders

B-eat - www.b-eat.co.uk - Look out for resources packs in the run up to Eating Disorders awareness week which is usually in late February

LDD and vulnerable

Songs for your Body www.songsforyourbody.co.uk Songs to help a person with a learning disability learn about personal, social and health education and sexual health. Honest, useful and entertaining.

Diversity

Not just useful during Black History month (October) - www.blackhistorymonthuk.co.uk - inspirational content all year round

Moving here - www.movinghere.org.uk - 200 years of migration into the UK

LGBTQ

Belong to - www.belongto.org - supports young people in Ireland but you can access their excellent materials from anywhere.

Stonewall - www.stonewall.org.uk - always plenty of new campaigning issues, materials and empowering stories, a good youth site www.youngstonewall.org.uk too

Young Parents

Pregnant teenagers and diet - www.tommys.org/Document.Doc?id=45 excellent leaflet from Tommy's

Sexual Health

World AIDS day - www.worldaidsday.org - get ribbons and other awareness materials in the run up to World Aids Day (1st December)

Online safety, Personal Safety

Some useful sites for helping young people keep safe online:

• www.thinkyouknow.co.uk - offers focused advice on subjects such as gaming and file sharing
• www.chatdanger.com - uses real-life stories to highlight the dangers of chatting online
• www.kidsmart.org.uk - practical advice for young people and professionals working with young people
• www.digizen.org - includes material for older young people such as information on cyberbullying