Just the truth about tobacco: The Filter Wales – a unique and innovative service for young people on the effects of tobacco use and smoking
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Jamie Jones-Mead
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Jamie Jones-Mead Manager, The Filter (Young Person's Quit Smoking Service for Wales), ASH Wales, Cardiff | Abstract This innovative service was launched in January 2013 and is targeted to young people aged 11-25 across Wales. The Filter Wales gives the facts about smoking in a non-judgemental and youth friendly way to target those who smoke or are in groups that are likely to take up smoking. The project is multi-stranded and is made up of a dedicated website, social media portals, text and instant message support, a helpline, training for professionals, volunteering and peer mentoring.
So far we have been delivering sessions all over Wales which include Cut Films workshops where we have gathered numerous short films made by young people for the competition. On No Smoking Day on 13th March we ran an event at Aberystwyth University where we explored the financial cost of smoking with the students. Kick Butts Day saw students at Yale College in Wrexham put themselves in body bags to demonstrate the effect that tobacco has with theme ‘Don’t let big tobacco take your life’.
We are hoping to train professionals working with young people from all over Wales and participate in many events across Wales to spread the key messages of the programme.
| Presenter biography Jamie Jones-Mead, Manager of The Filter, is a professionally qualified Youth and Community worker and is passionate about empowering young people to lead fuller, healthier lives and to make the right choices. He has worked in a variety of settings over the past 12 years which include youth offending, young disabled people, young cancer patients, statutory youth services, youth mentoring and children’s homes. His specialisms include rural youth provision, disability and youth volunteering.
| Source of funding: BIG Lottery Fund
| Declaration of interest: Chair of the Council for Voluntary Youth Service Training Committee.
Director for dim probs (Company Limited by Guarantee with charitable status)
Labour Party member
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