Portsmouth City Council’s Adolescent Health programme offers free training on a variety of health topics including Sex and Relationships, Substance Awareness and Mental Health to anyone working with young people within the City of Portsmouth.

The courses have been designed for a wide range of participants including community nurses, doctors, youth and community workers, outreach workers, Connexions staff, staff from local authorities and staff and volunteers from the voluntary sector.

In Adolescent Health we believe that all practitioners working with young people should undertake Tier 1 training in Substance Misuse, Sex & Relationships and Mental Health as a minimum. We believe those practitioners who work directly with young people regularly should undertake Tier 2 training as well. That is why we have asked for your line manager’s signature when booking onto a Tier 2 course so that they are committed to releasing staff to attend supervision sessions for ongoing support.

Download training programme (pdf)

If you would like any further help, please contact the Adolescent Health Liaison Officer on (023) 9284 1714.