Talking the Tough Stuff with Teens: Making Conversations Work When It Matters Most

Fiona Spargo-Mabbs is one of the leading experts on drugs education and teenage wellbeing in the UK. As Director of drug education charity the Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation (founded after the death of Fiona's son Dan from an accidental MDMA overdose in 2014) she is involved in an ever-increasing number of strategic and policy projects nationally, and she has appeared in the media many times over the years. Fiona works in schools and colleges with students of all ages, and with their parents, teachers and other professionals, delivering workshops that promote communication and understanding in order to support drugs education and teenage mental health. With more than two decades' experience in education. Fiona has led on the development and management of the work of the Foundation from the start, from delivery to students and co-ordination with schools, to networking and strategy. Her passionate commitment to do all she can to prevent what happened to her son happening to anyone else drives everything she does.