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Training for Professionals 

All professionals that work with Young People are offered the opportunity to attend our training session. We want to ensure that everyone is sharing the most up to date, relevant information with our Young People.

These sessions will be offered online every few weeks to ensure that all professionals are upskilled and having the opportunity to increase their knowledge and understanding.

We will offer training on vaping and smoking.

This training will include:

  • How to support young people to quit
  • Guidance around the laws on vaping
  • The impact it has on our environment
  • Withdrawal effects the young person may experience while quitting
  • Whole School Approach

We will keep professionals updated, with new guidance and information regarding what’s going on locally as well as nationally.

We also want to ensure that our hard-to-reach young people are targeted. We will ensure that we target young people who are not in education and our looked after children.

If you are interested in attending this training, please email quitreadyyp@leics.gov.uk.

 

Support for young people

We can work with a young person to ensure that they have the help, support and advice they need to ensure they make the right choice for their future health and wellbeing.

We cover schools in the following areas of Leicestershire:

  • Hinckley & Bosworth
  • Charnwood
  • Northwest
  • Harborough
  • Blaby
  • Melton
  • Oadby & Wigston

We also cover schools in Rutland.

We work with young people from 12-17 years in lots of different ways.

 

Smoking Cessation

Young People will be offered our QuitReady 12-week programme.

Our friendly Young Person Stop Smoking Specialists will support them on a weekly basis either in:

  • 1-1 advisory sessions in school
  • Support over the telephone, text messaging, webchat, or email.

As well as speaking on a weekly basis, our specialists can make additional contact if needed.

We will provide Nicotine Replacement Therapy as well as help and advice on how to make the change to being a non-smoker.

You can refer a young person via the form at the end of this page.

 

Education on Vaping

 Our friendly Young Person Stop Smoking Specialists are able to support young people with support, advice and education on vaping through:

  • 1-1 advisory sessions in school
  • Targeted group work in school
  • Support over the telephone, text messaging, webchat, or email.

We offer brief information sessions and a follow up call to check on their progress. Our specialists can make additional contact if needed.

Our aim is to make sure all young people have the most up to date information, to make the right choice for their future health and wellbeing.

You can refer a young person via the form at the end of this page.

 

Referring into the service

To refer a young person please download the word form and send it to us via email quitreadyyp@leics.gov.uk.

QuitReady Referral form – professionals parents carers

If you need any advice or support when completing the form, please contact us on

telephone number 0345 646 6666 or e-mail quitreadyyp@leics.gov.uk

 

For Urgent Help

For any emergency call 999 or attend local Accident and Emergency department.

If you have an urgent health issue call 111 or visit 111.nhs.uk  to speak to the NHS.

They are available 24/7 and can guide you to appropriate help if necessary.

For urgent mental health concerns, call the Central Access Point at 0808 800 3302, available 24/7.