6 Tips for Positively Changing Youth Perceptions
People always ask me to tell them the most effective Interventions for achieving positive attitude, perception and behaviour change among young people. The answer I always give them is feedback,…
Stop Shouting! There’s a Better Way
Those of you who work directly with young people will know that the direct approach rarely works. You can tell a teenager till you’re blue in the face that risk taking…
A Great 2013 – and more to come next year…
It’s been a fabulous year here at Social Sense and we are indebted to all the schools and commissioners who have made it possible to grow the R U Different? programme in…
Teen Drinking Rates Falling Significantly
The Rise of the Young Non-Drinkers The BBC has once again confirmed today what we all already knew – that drinking rates among young people are in sharp decline.
#Neknomination – Just a bit of fun?
Gone are the days of passing on a chain email to 12 friends or risk never finding your true love – another online trend is well under way and it’s…
Your FREE Social Norms Resource Guide!
The Social Norms approach is now being widely embraced throughout the UK and World to provide a celebration of positive messaging, which can improve the decision making of young people…
New Interventions – Enterprise Days and Parent Apps’
New Interventions – Enterprise Days and Parent Apps’ Now in its fifth year, the R U Different? programme has now engaged with over 100,000 Young People in all different parts…
Social Sense wins Police Youth Engagement contract
Social Sense has been chosen as the preferred partner to support a Greater Manchester Police Youth Engagement initiative for the next 12 months. Our organisation won the tender amongst strong…
Sky News Links To Us As Drinking Rates Fall
Changing Drinking Attitudes Lead Dry Bar Demand Over the weekend Sky News ran an interesting feature on Dry Bars and their emergence on the social scene. Their piece reports that…
R U Different? 6 Reasons Why We Are…
It might now be that time when you are thinking about how your School or Local Authority might deliver it’s PSHE or Health objectives next term. Finding the right delivery…