The spunout Survival Guide to Life aims to equip and empower you with important information about issues you experience every day. The book explores issues such as mental health, education, employment, sexual health, life online and much more. This guide is primarily designed to support you during the transition from school to college or work or independent life more generally, but lots of the information will be relevant to readers of any age.

Please find a link to the Guide here: https://spunout.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/spunout-Survival-Guide-to-Life-6th-Edition-1.pdf

Existing spunout readers have suggested all the topics which feature in the book; and a number of our readers were heavily involved in the whole publishing process from beginning to end. The book’s chapters include signposts to services and useful resources for readers who may need further support or just want someone to talk to. We have also partnered with the Children’s Rights Alliance to include information on the rights of people under the age of 18.

Throughout this guide we have worked to use inclusive language, so that all our readers can find advice that is relevant to you. Between the age
of 16 and 21, we all go through lots of different changes and challenges, from: exams, leaving home, going to college, meeting people, forming relationships, and finding a job and a lot more besides.

Everyone’s journey is different but the spunout Survival Guide to Life is here to hopefully make life that bit easier. We hope you’ll find it a helpful resource, and we’d love to hear what you think about it.

The spunout team
hello@spunout.ie