Dr Sophie King-Hill
Associate Professor
Sophie specialises in sexual behaviours in young people, sexual health, sibling abuse, misogyny, relationships education, and youth voice.
Dr Sophie King-Hill
Resources, Guides and Tools
This hub brings together practical tools, research insights and publications designed to support professionals, educators, parents and researchers working with young people on sensitive and complex issues.
Here you’ll find:
- Mapping Tools for understanding sexual behaviours and safeguarding.
- Guides and Toolkits to promote well-being, plan relationships and sex education and promote healthy masculinity.
- Books and Research offering evidence based approaches to harmful sexual behaviour, sibling sexual behaviour and abuse and autism and sexual behaviours.
This hub is here for everyone who supports young people—professionals, parents, carers, and educators alike. It offers practical resources to inspire meaningful conversations, strengthen everyday practice, and create safer, healthier spaces for young people.
Why these resources matter
Working with sensitive topics such as young people and sexual behaviour, masculinity and well-being requires understanding, evidence and practical tools. These resources are designed to bridge the gap between research and real-world application by helping professionals, educators, and families navigate complex situations with confidence. Each tool and publication reflects a commitment to safeguarding, promoting healthy relationships and fostering positive identities for young people.
The Young People's Sexual Behaviours Mapping Tool
Find out more about the toolThe Young People's Sexual Behaviours – Mapping Tool (YSB-MT) is a comprehensive, evidence-informed resource designed to support professionals in responding to concerns about sexual behaviours in young people aged 13–18.
Siblings Sexual Behaviour Mapping Tool
Visit the mapping resourceA professional mapping resource for frontline social workers to bolster practitioner confidence and planning, and in turn the quality of support available to children and families affected by Siblings Sexual Behaviour.
The Well-being toolkit
View the ToolkitFilms and social media threads containing potentially distressing material often begin with a trigger warning. However, the use of such warnings in research and teaching contexts is controversial.
This toolkit introduces a number of measures which can improve the well-being of academic staff and students who are confronted with sensitive issues.
A Student's Guide to What You Don’t Know
View the students guideA participatory and co-design project that captured the voices of young people – to inform and steer adults in the design of sex and relationships sessions.
We’re in this together: Reframing masculinity for young men and boys
View the resourceAcross homes, education and youth settings and diverse communities, many boys today are grappling with how masculinity is defined and expressed.
This resource is for anyone who supports boys and young men and boys. It offers insight into the daily challenges young men and boys may face and why, and provides practical ways to support their emotional development and sense of identity.
Relevant Publications
Reframing Masculinity for Young Men and Boys: We're in This Together
Harmful Sexual Behaviour and Autism: Working with Children and Young People
Understanding and Responding to Sibling Sexual Abuse
Further information
Please contact Dr Sophie King-Hill.