OUR IMPACT

 

Making a Difference Through Early Intervention. TAL-KET-OUT was created to give young people, parents and carers safe, welcoming spaces to have honest conversations before problems become crises. Every conversation matters, and every young person deserves to be heard.

Our First Youth Pilot Programme In 2026,

TKO delivered its first youth pilot programme in community youth settings.

Across 12 weeks,

We delivered sessions on: mental wellbeing and emotional health, confidence, self-esteem and identity, peer pressure and belonging, healthy relationships and boundaries, vaping, ketamine and substance awareness, online safety and digital pressures, bullying, exploitation and safety, positive decision-making and future aspirations. The programme created opportunities for honest conversations and trusted relationships.

Park Outreach Pilot.

Alongside our youth sessions, TKO delivered a 12-week community outreach programme in local parks. Meeting young people in their own environment helped us build trust, reach those not attending organised activities, and hear first-hand the issues affecting them. These conversations continue to shape the development of TKO.

What We Heard.

Young people spoke openly about issues including anxiety and emotional wellbeing, vaping and ketamine, online pressures and social media, friendships and peer pressure, feeling listened to by trusted adults. Their voices continue to influence the programmes we create.

Growing Our Support

Building on the pilot, TKO has developed a 12-week Parents & Carers Programme to extend our early-intervention approach to the adults supporting young people.

The programme focuses on communication, understanding teenage behaviour and emotions, confidence and identity, peer pressure, social media, vaping and substance awareness, healthy relationships, boundaries and wellbeing — giving parents and carers practical tools to keep conversations open with the young people in their lives.

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What Comes Next

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Building on what we have learned from young people, parents, carers and our community outreach, TKO will continue developing opportunities that bring generations together.

The next stage is the Parent & Youth Connector — creating a space where young people and the adults who care about them can listen to each other, explore different perspectives and strengthen communication.

Because sometimes the connection doesn’t need fixing. It needs a conversation.

Listen. Educate. Connect. Empower.

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REAL TALK. NO JUDGEMENT.

Your Pen. Your Story. Your Life. Your Choice.

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