Testimonials

"Thank you so much for today. There was a lot of positive feedback; staff found it interesting and informative. It seems it has boosted their confidence in having these conversations with young people, which was the aim, so thank you very much!"

“Great Training. Really enjoyed. Learned a lot.”

“Thank you very much for the training today. Karen was an excellent facilitator, personable and engaging. She clearly had a great deal of knowledge and passion and created a safe space for the group to learn and discuss.”

“Karen was a great presenter and really engaging. Most useful parts of the training were the science behind cannabis, effects on the brain and the statistics around its use in young people - some surprising info!”

"Sarah from the Trust recently delivered assemblies to the entire academy on the dangers of vaping. The feedback from both staff and students was overwhelmingly positive. Throughout the presentations, students listened attentively and were fully engaged with the content.

Staff were particularly impressed by the depth of knowledge, research, and evidence that underpinned the presentation. Sarah communicated complex information in a clear, accessible, and impactful way, helping students understand not only what goes into vapes but also the significant health risks associated with their use.

A key strength of the assembly was Sarah's balanced and non-judgemental approach. She made it clear that she was not there to criticise or shame anyone who had vaped; instead, her aim was to educate young people and empower them to make informed choices. Staff also appreciated her emphasis on the additional dangers associated with purchasing illegal vapes, a topic that resonated strongly with students.

Sarah's professionalism, expertise, and ability to engage a large audience made the assemblies highly effective, and we would strongly recommend this presentation to other schools."

Your session on tobacco, drugs, and the risks facing young people was incredibly powerful.. you brought a wealth of information and insights into the trends and statistics of the current usage of tobacco, vapes and drugs by young people. Your passion, understanding and knowledge of the subject were clear to everyone in the room. We are only sorry that we did not have more time… the feedback from our attendees was very positive with many asking for more!

I wanted to say how great the Talk About Trust ones are. I use them very regularly with the groups and lessons I run, and the young people I work with love the activities from the packs.

As I work with a range of different learning needs the packs are fantastic as they often have an activity to suit all  needs or can be easily adapted.

Great resources that I am sure I will continue to use.

"I just wanted to say how grateful I am for the resources you have sent us. I appreciate that these resources are available digitally from your website...but as I am sure you know PD/PSHE is a second subject to most who deliver it and having those packs makes a real difference to me as a teacher and are really appreciated.

I work in alternative provision, and we are just one of several connected centres across West Sussex and I think our other centres could benefit from your expertise and resources".

Kathryn from Talk About Trust has been to York college several times to provide training and awareness sessions for staff and students.

The sessions have always been high energy and engaging.  The interactive games really brought home the serious facts in a fun and engaging way.

Everybody who attended the sessions has come away with more knowledge than they arrived with.

Thank you, Kathryn, and Talk About Trust for providing training and awareness of such a serious subject in an age appropriate, interactive, and engaging way.

The OPCC funded Talkabout Trust in 2023 to support young people aged 11- 16 across Dorset to make safer choices about drugs through improving their knowledge and understanding of risk and strengthening their life skills and resilience. We funded phase 1 and 2 of the application. The creation and to pilot resources in 2 school settings and the printing and distribution of resources and the provision of training for youth professionals and teachers in schools and youth settings across Dorset. Young people in the pilot and control schools with have a time lag questionnaire follow up to assess if the preventative effect is long lasting.

From the start of the funding application and beyond the communication with Helena and her team has been faultless and any information we have needed has been obtained immediately. Helena kept in contact providing timely updates and keeping us updated on timescales and budgets. The PCC and I were invited to observe the 3 planed lessons on Vaping / Drugs and Alcohol. All lessons were very engaging and interactive and the information was given in a very age appropriate way.

We look forward to working them further and seeing the results of the amazing that they do.

Kathryn's support through staff training around the current risks and support on drugs, alcohol and vaping has been paramount to us as safeguarding team and as a college to have this up to date knowledge so that we can support out students.

She is so kind, friendly, knowledgeable and very flexible within supporting us. With our staff training it has made staff feel more confident, knowledgeable and able to help student on an earlier basis.

Kathryn has come in to speak with students in tutorials and attended our fairs throughout the year at college to help directly support, advise students and create awareness of support services out there which is really key.

The wide scope of people Kathryn has supported at all levels has been important in keeping our students safe and its we hope to keep working with her in the near future.

Your online resources are exactly what we use to support schools as part of their whole-school approach to preventing, reducing and delaying substance use.

The fact it was based /prepared for SEN students is a huge bonus.

Delivered 1-1. Information to back evidence. Guidance on how to deliver course. How to engage crew members. Course content was relevant. Thank you so very much for a very informative course. I can’t wait to share in our talk about sessions with crew. The course was delivered extremely friendly. Thank you!

Resources are excellent, trainer delivery was effective and concise, presentation was informative but efficient- Overall, loved it!

Looking forward to choosing from resources; thank you for your time and offering these resources in our work with young people, it really helps boost our confidence in working with them on what can be tricky subjects

All of it, great resources, easy to follow training.

"I have recently received your information regarding alcohol education and was really impressed with the sensitive and ‘age appropriate’ way they have been written."

"I would be very interested in the booklets for students and also the DVD.  We already use your online resources which we find very useful."

"I’m the Health Development Worker for CwmNi, which is the Communities First Partnership for the Treherbert Ward.  We’re in the process of putting together a pack to compliment our alcohol awareness campaign.  Could we request 20 packs of your conversation cards to hold in the office to distribute with our packs."

"I got your details on www.drinkaware website. I am working with young people in the hairdressing industry and through our safeguarding procedure need to help teenager be aware of the dangers in drink. Have you any leaflets you could let me have for them to take away in a mini workshop i am planning. I thank you in anticipation."

"As KS3 PSHE co-ordinator, I’m currently writing schemes of work around Legal and Illegal Drugs for Year 8. At least 2 of our lessons will be on alcohol, so I’d appreciate the chance to use the resources and short film on AIM’s DVD if you still have copies."

"I am a Parent Support Adviser in the Falmouth district. Would it be possible for you to send me some resources on alcohol and the effects and damage it can do to your body. I would be grateful too if you could send me some information to give to parents of teenagers which I am currently working with, this hopefully supporting the children to make positive choices during their teenage years. If you have a DVD/CD of resources this would be very useful  as I could lend it out to parents who have difficulty in reading."

"I would be very interested in being signed up for your email list. I will be researching the site with great interest – it could save me a lot of time trawling elsewhere!"

"I have just had a look at your booklet: Alcohol and You. Facts about alcohol, staying safe and what to do if things go wrong. I am very impressed with the booklet and we would like to use it at our school as part of our PSHE lessons."