First Aid Resource for Vulnerable Young People

Three SNAP female participants took part in posing for specific images e.g. one female posed as if she caught her self on fire in the kitchen and two other females posed as one female looked after her friend who was suffering from the effects of drinking too much alcohol. The images will be used as an educational resource with young people who are not in mainstream education.

SNAP outreach was required by Oak Bank School, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire for the facilitation of a drug awareness mural with a small group of students living with behavioral difficulties. Students created a mural depicting zero tolerance to antisocial behavior which included images of pills, a cannabis leaf, alcohol, speed, syringe, trainers, cars, mobile phones, SOS, emergency services and FRANK telephone numbers and the talktofrank.com website address.

The students looked at the Drug Box (a case containing examples of various illegal substances) and asked questions. The teachers were provided with a SNAP drug fact sheet and FRANK packs containing campaign information on substances, recent legislation on Cannabis, Going Down postcards and Drugs-What the Law Says & Frank Young People leaflets. One young male provided outreach within the school by giving out the FRANK business cards to other Oak Bank students. The image of the mural will be used as a front cover for a First Aid educational resource pack aimed at vulnerable young people who are not in mainstream education. Finally more students will become aware of the FRANK campaign telephone address and website.

SNAP also supplied a working group image for the school to pass onto the local press.

Bedfordshire LEA, South Beds District Council, St Johns Ambulance, and Alcohol Services in the Community, Connexions, Bedfordshire Police and Bedfordshire Drug Action Team supported the project work.