Substance Abuse and Vaping: Keeping your teen safe this summer
About
With the help of the incredible Fiona Spargo-Mabbs, Founder of DSM Foundation, we will be hearing about the substances available to young people today and we will be learning about the effects, risks and risk factors of drugs, vapes and alcohol. We will also discuss some of the signs to look out for and how you can tell if your child might be using drugs. We will hear some of Fiona’s practical strategies to help keep teens safe and Fiona will is also on hand to listen and respond to your questions about your teens.
Speaker
Fiona Spargo-Mabbs
OBE
Fiona Spargo-Mabbs is Director and Founder of drug education charity the Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation, and an award-winning author. Fiona co-founded the charity in 2014 in response to the death of her 16-year-old son Daniel having taken ecstasy. She brings to this work a wide range and depth of experience from more than two decades working in education at operational level as a teacher and manager, and at strategic levels locally and nationally. As well as working directly with young people and parents herself, Fiona is also regularly asked to speak on various national platforms and in the media, and is closely involved in policy work with government, police, academics and other agencies. Her book, I Wish I’d Known: Young People, Drugs and Decisions – A Guide for Parents and Carers (Sheldon Press, 2021) won the Gold Medal for Parents and Families in the Nautilus Book Awards 2022, and her most recent book for parents, Talking the Tough Stuff with Teens (Sheldon Press) will be published in December 2022. Her TEDx talk, ‘Why drugs education is vital’, can be seen here. Fiona’s passionate commitment to do all she can to prevent what happened to her son happening to anyone else drives everything she does. For more information about the DSM Foundation see www.dsmfoundation.org.uk
