Public health 5-19 - risk taking behaviour
Risk Taking Behaviour Data from Cumbria Health Profile 2017:
The rate of alcohol-specific hospital stays among those under 18 is significantly higher than the national average (60 versus 42.7 per 100,000 population). This amounts to 56 stays per year in hospital.
The number of children and young people smoking in Cumbria is higher than the National average.
For teaching resources created by us look in the Public Health 5-19 Service Resources tab below!
PH 5-19 Service Risk Taking Behaviour Pathway (PDF 1,432KB)
PH 5-19 Service Substance Misuse Pathway (PDF 649KB)
PH 5-19 Service Child Sexual Exploitation Pathway (PDF 552KB)
PH5-19 Smoke Free parent/carer factsheet (PDF 169K)
PH5-19 Alcohol and the teen brain factsheet (PDF256k)
PH 5-19 Puberty young person factsheet (PDF 446K)
PH 5-19 Pornography parent factsheet (PDF 214K)
PH 5-19 Peer pressure young person factsheet (PDF 385KB)
PH 5-19 Sexual health young person factsheet (PDF 736KB)
Teaching resources
Alcohol lesson plan and PowerPoint : Mentally Healthy Schools use this lesson, PowerPoint and accompanying video to explore with your class the reasons why some young people choose to drink alcohol, and the impact this can have on their health, wellbeing and overall lifestyle.
Public Health England School Zone - Rise Above - Alcohol Lesson plan and activities around alcohol use for KS3 and KS4.
Look out alcohol website
Website and teaching resources aimed at 7-11 year olds. It includes free games, tobacco information, lesson plans and ideas for parents/carers and teachers
Preventing drink spiking & what to do if a drink is spiked (life-stuff.org)
For teachers : Smashed Online - UK (smashedproject.org)
Alcohol Education Trust have adaptable resources, films, worksheets and lesson plans for KS3-5
Drink Aware have free downloadable factsheets, leaflets and posters to support your lessons.
Website and links
Addaction
Website offering advice and support regarding all kinds of addiction.
Adfam - Supporting Families affected by drugs and alcohol
Website offering advice for families affected by drug and alcohol abuse.
Talk About Alcohol - Website
Talk About Alcohol - Teacher manual and guidance
Drinking & You - Units and guidelines - DrinkingandYou.com
The Mix - Essential support for under 25s
FRANK: Honest information about drugs
AlcoholEducationTrust.org - PSHE Alcohol Education
Teaching resources
BBC Bitsize have a few videos that would support your lessons on drugs.
Highland substance awareness toolkit : Mentally Healthy Schools this toolkit offers detailed lesson plans with accompanying PowerPoint presentations covering substance awareness.
Websites and links
Frank - friendly confidential advice about drugs
Website that provides information about drugs
Addaction website offering advice and support regarding all kinds of addiction.
Adfam - Supporting Families affected by drugs and alcohol
Website offering advice for families affected by drug and alcohol abuse.
Teaching resources
Safer Internet.org have lesson plans, resources, guidance, all the information you need to teach online saftey in the classroom for primary and secondary age groups.
Internet Matters has a whole range of resources on sexting, bullying and being safe online to support your lessons
Website and links
NSPCC webpage for those working with children, offering policies, procedures regarding sexting and what to do to help a child who has received or sent an explicit image, video or message
Net Aware a guide to common social networking sites that children use
Internet Matters has resources, top tips and advice for teachers, parents/carers, children and young people.
Safer Internet this website has a lot of information on a range of online issues the children and young people face today.
Teaching resources
NSPCC has lesson plans looking at healthy and unhealthy relationships.
Brook have free resources to support relationship and sex education (RSE) teaching and learning
Website and links
Best 2 Know Website for information about sexual health including contraception and sexually transmitted infections.
Brook Link to Brook website offering advice around sexual health for children and young people up to the age of 25.
Family Planning Association The sexual health charity Family Planning Association (FPA) provides advice and resources for all ages on sexual health, sex and relationships.
Sex and young people Link to NHS Choices web page for information for sexually active children and young people and those considering a sexual relationship.
Teaching resources
Public Health England School Zone - Rise Above - Smoking
Lesson plan and activities around smoking for KS3 and KS4.
Look Out Tobacco
Website and teaching resource aimed at 7-11 year olds with free games and tobacco information. It has an information area for teachers with lessons and an activity workbook. Also has an information area for parents/carers.
Website and links
NHS website part of the NHS One You campaign. Has information to find support and resources for quit smoking. Information includes E-cigarettes, stop smoking medicines, how to find face to face support, download the app to receive daily messages to support quitting.
NHS Choices Under 18s guide to quitting smoking
NHS Choices web page has information regarding smoking and quitting, including a cost calculator, finding a smoking cessation service and links to the NHS Smokefree website.
Drugs and Alcohol
CADAS
Website which can offer details of drug and alcohol services which can be accessed by individuals, family members and communities to support recovery.
Youth Substance Misuse Team
Sexual Health
Link to Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Sexual Health Clinic web page, this links into other sexual health pages and resources.
Lancashire Sexual Health Service
Link to Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust Sexual Health Clinic web page, this links into other sexual health pages and resources