For Teenagers

Youth Health Talk

Log on to youthhealthtalk.org and connect with others in their mid teens to mid twenties talking about health, illn ess and lifestyle.

See and hear young people talking about real life experiences of health, illness and lifestyle, from coping with a range of conditions such as cancer or diabetes, to their experiences of sexual health, relationships, smoking and drugs.


Transitions magazine for young people with disabilities

- written by the young people themselves (aged roughly 13 - 25). Transitions Magazine


Youth Epilepsy

Website written by and for young people with epilepsy.

Youth Epilepsy

Staying Positive
Self-Management Workshops

Created by young people
Run by young people . . .
. . . Living with long-term health conditions

Find out more


The Society's Comic strip for teenagers

This is in a comic strip form with viruses depicted as ferocious robots attacking poor nerve cells. Younger members of the Society helped decide on the design. Printed copies may not be available until next year.

The comic strip will be included in “Headstrong” the Brain and Spine Foundations teenage pack.












Download the Encephalitis Comic Strip

Last modified: November 2009