Resources for Practitioners, Educators, and Safeguarding Professionals
Whether you're working on the frontlines or leading strategy, the right tools can make all the difference. This page brings together a growing collection of specialist resources designed to support your work around youth violence prevention, child criminal exploitation (CCE), and trauma-informed practice.
From practical posters and discussion tools to full-length programmes like Tough Topics, each resource has been created by Junior Smart OBE and Smart Training & Consultancy — grounded in lived experience, professional insight, and over 20 years of frontline engagement.
All resources are designed to:
From practical posters and discussion tools to full-length programmes like Tough Topics, each resource has been created by Junior Smart OBE and Smart Training & Consultancy — grounded in lived experience, professional insight, and over 20 years of frontline engagement.
All resources are designed to:
- Encourage honest, informed conversations with young people
- Promote safety, trust, and resilience
- Equip professionals to respond with confidence and clarity
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Tough Topics: A Youth Violence Prevention Programme
Tough Topics is a ready-to-use resource designed to help professionals open up meaningful conversations with young people about violence, exploitation, and the choices they face. Built from lived experience and frontline insight, the programme gives practitioners the structure, language, and confidence to tackle the issues that too often get avoided — from knife carrying and peer pressure, to grooming, toxic masculinity, and the lure of gangs. Whether used in one-to-one sessions, group work, or as part of a wider curriculum, Tough Topics supports:
With flexible delivery and clear guidance, it’s a powerful tool for youth workers, teachers, social care professionals, and anyone supporting young people at risk. Because silence leaves space for the wrong voices. Available at Loggerhead Publishing |