An educational program designed to assist local communities in dealing with confronting issues for young people will be presented at a public event on 10 August at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Albury-Wodonga. The Putting Youth in the Picture program, which is being rolled out across CSU’s regions after it secured the first NSW licence, “is about empowering local communities through their local councils, school or sporting groups to use the program’s resources to hopefully prevent their young people from getting into difficulties,” said Manager of Residential Operations at CSU, Mr Peter Bell. “Using confronting, authentic scenarios, the program shows the consequences of certain behaviour, without moralising. No issue is regarded as too tough to tackle: sexual assault, binge and underage drinking, and alcohol-fuelled violence are all addressed in the program.” The free program will be presented to school students and their parents and teachers by two senior residential advisers from the University’s Thurgoona student residences, Mr Douglas Canning and Ms Emily Green. The Putting Youth in the Picture program will be held in CSU’s Blake Lecture Theatre, located off Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Thurgoona, starting with refreshments at 6pm before the program commences at 6.30pm.