CONTENTS: Introduction. Part I: Developing Transformative Programmes for Youth at Risk. 1. What is a Transformative Programme? 2. Preparing the Ground for Change. 3. Working with Young People. 4. Growing Young Leaders. 5. Gathering a Community of Support. Part II: The Leadership Programme. 6. The Leadership Workshop. 7. The Advanced Leadership Workshop. 8. The Leadership in Action Workshop. 9. Fear and Fashion: Tackling Knife Carrying and Use. Resources.
Nic Fine ns a founder member of Leap Confronting Conflict. He has been a specialist youth and conflict practitioner for many years and has written a number of publications on this issue. He now lives in South Africa where he is the Director of Hearts of Men - a community mentoring organisation working with young men at risk of violence and gang activity.