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Dealing with challenging behaviour

It’s important to be positive but realistic. Even with everything put in place, it’s likely that at some point, you’ll have a challenging section meeting. Some tips are provided in the following guidance, for when things aren’t going to plan.

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Alcohol and Scouting

Alcohol in particular raises a number of issues, both for young people and for adult leaders. This guidance deals with the questions that alcohol might raise in a Scouts environment.

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Smoking and Scouting

This page looks at the issues that smoking raises in Scouts, both for adults and young people. 

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Substance use and misuse

This guidance is a general guide to dealing with substance abuse and misuse in a Scouts environment.

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