Smoke Free South Lanarkshire

Interventions, workshops and games.

Where did we engage young people?

• At the network of Universal Connections Youth Centres

• Schools• Children's Houses• Sports centres• On the street• Community events

How did we engage?

• Workshops: Focused work delivered to groups• Interventions: For individuals or groups that

require it• Games: Added to existing service to bring the

message more subtly to more chaotic groups• Policy: Young people with a voice in their

services being engaged in a mature way on Smoke Free Policies.

Workshops

• Provide accurate information on the dangers of smoking

• Challenge common smoking myths• Develop skills and techniques in resisting peer

pressure• Signpost young people to relevant services• Prepare young people for brief intervention

Interventions

• To get young people to attempt to stop• To move young people from “not thinking

about stopping” to I plan to give up soon• To help young people to analyse their own

behaviour• To prepare young people for change• To develop self awareness in vulnerable young

people

Games

• Engage with young people in a fun way• Deliver information in ways that suits all

learners• Provoke debate on Smoke Free Issues• To try acting and thinking differently in a safe

abstract way• Preparing young people for workshops and

interventions

Policy

• Make Smoke Free Policy relevant and accessible for young people

• Challenge the idea of Smoking Policy being about restricting rights

• Ensuring that young people who contribute to the leadership of our service are aware of the importance and relevance of Smoke Free work

Conclusion

• A toolbox of different interventions for different groups

• Information to help young people choose wisely