There are many issues that affect young people throughout their lives and they can cause problems to individuals or the wider community. These issues include poverty, youth crime (including knife crime), unemployment, youth gangs, discrimination, anger & violence and substance abuse.
Youth Issues Resource Packs
Families and Relationships
This pack deals with relationships, families & step-families, parent/child relationships, dating, marriage and single-parent families.
- Age range: 12 years and upwards
- Category: Schools
- Last revised: 2020
- Pages: 50
Price: £8.99 Now: £4.49
Suicide Awareness and Prevention
Covers suicide from a variety of perspectives, the reasons behind suicide, the groups most at risk and the warning signs.
- Category: General
- Published: 2022
- Pages: 61
Price: £10.99 Now: £5.49
After COVID-19 — Returning to Education after the Coronavirus
This resource pack examines the COVID-19 virus through a number of unrelated subjects.
- Age range: 12 years and upwards
- Category: Schools
- Last revised: 2022
- Pages: 69
Price: £8.99 Now: £4.49
Bullying — A Complete Approach
Contains hints and tips for teachers, parents and young people to enable them to identify and tackle bullying.
- Age range: 12 years and upwards
- Category: Schools
- Last revised: 2022
- Pages: 94
Price: £10.99 Now: £5.49
Dealing with Addiction
Providing the facts about substance abuse, gambling, gaming & food addiction as well as how to help people recover from addiction.
- Age range: 12 years and upwards
- Category: Schools
- Last revised: 2021
- Pages: 83
Price: £10.99 Now: £5.49
Effective Job Hunting
Examining the job hunting process including career decisions, contacting agencies, job centres etc.
- Age range: 12 years and upwards
- Category: Schools
- Last revised: 2020
- Pages: 90
Price: £10.99 Now: £5.49
Making Sense of Finance — Part 1
Covering the history of money, how to make money work for you, managing money, budgeting, saving & borrowing and banking.
- Age range: 12 years and upwards
- Category: Schools
- Last revised: 2022
- Pages: 57
Price: £8.99 Now: £4.49
Over to You
A valuable PSHE resource pack covering self-esteem, motivation, confidence and self-awareness — a comprehensive trainer manual containing workshops and worksheets.
- Age range: 12 years and upwards
- Category: Schools
- Last revised: 2022
- Pages: 190
Price: £12.99 Now: £6.49
PSHE Activities
A set of activities and topics for discussion including alcohol & drugs, gender issues, bullying, depression and self-esteem.
- Age range: 12 years and upwards
- Category: Schools
- Last revised: 2021
- Pages: 25
Price: £8.99 Now: £4.49
Suicide is Never the Answer
Understand the reasons behind suicidal feelings in young people and recognise the signs to help prevent this tragedy.
- Age range: 12 years and upwards
- Category: Schools
- Last revised: 2022
- Pages: 44
Price: £8.99 Now: £4.49
Teenage Depression — A Way Out
Tackles the issue of depression including causes and signs that parents and teachers can look out for.
- Age range: 12 years and upwards
- Category: Schools
- Last revised: 2022
- Pages: 87
Price: £10.99 Now: £5.49
What Would You Do?
A series of plays involving a moral dilemma followed by activities to encourage discussion and further investigation.
- Age range: 12 years and upwards
- Category: Schools
- Last revised: 2022
- Pages: 46
Price: £8.99 Now: £4.49
Social Issues Lesson Plans
Healthy Eating
This lesson plan covers healthy eating, different food types and how to develop a healthy diet.
- Age range: 12 years and upwards
- Category: Schools
- Last revised: 2021
- Pages: 15
Price: £2.99 Now: £1.49
After COVID-19 — Economics
This lesson plan deals with the economical effects of COVID-19, furlough schemes and employment issues during the lockdown.
- Age range: 12 years and upwards
- Category: Schools
- Last revised: 2022
- Pages: 15
Price: £2.99 Now: £1.49
After COVID-19 — PSHE
The personal, social, health and educational issues of COVID-19 are examined in this lesson plan.
- Age range: 12 years and upwards
- Category: Schools
- Last revised: 2021
- Pages: 13
Price: £2.99 Now: £1.49
Bullying and Cyberbullying
This lesson plan covers how to deal with bullying and cyberbullying and contains handouts for the classroom.
- Age range: 12 years and upwards
- Category: Schools
- Last revised: 2021
- Pages: 15
Price: £2.99 Now: £1.49
Bullying
This covers bullying, the types of bullying, the bully, the target and how to tackle bullying.
- Age range: 12 years and upwards
- Category: Schools
- Last revised: 2021
- Pages: 13
Price: £2.99 Now: £1.49
Exam Stress
This lesson plan provides information and advice on dealing with exam stress.
- Age range: 12
- Category: Schools
- Published: 2022
- Pages: 17
Price: £2.99 Now: £1.49
Generalised Anxiety Disorder
A lesson plan examining anxiety and generalised anxiety disorder — a more extreme form of anxiety.
- Age range: 12 years and upwards
- Category: Schools
- Published: 2022
- Pages: 14
Price: £2.99 Now: £1.49
Introduction to Depression
This lesson plan introduces depression and the way it affects us physically and mentally.
- Age range: 12 years and upwards
- Category: Schools
- Published: 2022
- Pages: 14
Price: £2.99 Now: £1.49
Introduction to Loneliness
An introduction to loneliness and the way it affects our physical and mental health.
- Age range: 12 years and upwards
- Category: Schools
- Published: 2022
- Pages: 15
Price: £2.99 Now: £1.49
Introduction to Mental Health
This lesson plan introduces the subject of mental health and mental illness.
- Age range: 12 years and upwards
- Category: Schools
- Published: 2022
- Pages: 15
Price: £2.99 Now: £1.49
Netiquette
A lesson plan on netiquette and the different ways of behaving online.
- Age range: 12 years and upwards
- Category: Schools
- Published: 2022
- Pages: 10
Price: £2.99 Now: £1.49
Playground Bullying
A lesson plan on playground bullying, the issues caused and addressing the topic.
- Age range: 12 years and upwards
- Category: Schools
- Published: 2022
- Pages: 17
Price: £2.99 Now: £1.49
Problems with Alcohol
This lesson plan uses role play to examine some of the problems alcohol can cause among young people.
- Age range: 12 years and upwards
- Category: Schools
- Published: 2022
- Pages: 18
Price: £2.99 Now: £1.49
Suicide Prevention
A lesson plan designed to promote suicide awareness and prevention.
- Age range: 12 years and upwards
- Category: Schools
- Published: 2022
- Pages: 21
Price: £2.99 Now: £1.49
The issues mentioned above are not just restricted to individuals but rather they are troubles that affect society as a whole. Such issues hurt humans in many ways, and our resources examine some of the causes and potential solutions to tackle these societal problems.
Our aim is to educate young people and give them the tools to confront a variety of social issues in a confident and informed manner.
Free Youth Issues Resources
Anti-Bullying Policy For Schools
A free template to help you develop your own anti-bullying policy for your school.
- Category: Schools
- Pages: 8
Depression
How can someone tell if they are suffering with depression? This free resource seeks to find out.
- Category: Schools
- Pages: 8
Financial Awareness Online
Being financially aware online is important. This free resource covers the issues. Our resource pack Making Sense of Finance goes into more detail about how to manage money as well as how to keep your finances secure online.
- Category: Schools
- Pages: 6
Loneliness
What is loneliness and what causes people to feel lonely? This free resource explores these questions.
- Category: Schools
- Pages: 6
Targets of Bullying
This free download covers what a bully is and the targets of bullying. See our resource pack 'Bullying — A Complete Approach' for a more comprehensive discussion on bullying, including worksheets, activities and lessons.
- Category: Schools
- Pages: 6

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