The Association for Young People’s Health works to understand and meet the particular health and wellbeing needs of 10-25 year olds.
We want all young people to have the best possible health and equal access to high quality youth friendly services.
Key Data on Young People
%
18-24 year olds are current smokers
%
15 year olds say they have never drunk alcohol
%
15 year olds have decay in permanent teeth
%
secondary school pupils have SEN support
%
young people transition from CAMHS to AMHS
Recent articles
Everyone should be heard…making Excess Weight Clinics work for Children, Young People and Families
For the last two years AYPH has worked with the NHS Complications from Excess Weight (CEW) clinics focusing on understanding the perspectives of young people and their families. We are delighted to share a rich set of feedback from over 60 young people and more than...
Data shows emerging evidence of increasing gender differences in drinking, smoking and vaping
Kirsty Blenkins AYPH’s new Evidence and Policy Lead reflects on new substance use data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study.HBSC is a school-based survey carried out every four years in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO)....
Improving measurement of adolescent health
The launch of the World Health Organisation’s new Global Action for Measurement of Adolescent health (GAMA) indicatorsIn May 2024 a set of indicators to improve adolescent health measurement globally was launched. Ann Hagell AYPH Associate and former Research Lead...
The health and wellbeing of young people in low income areas in England and Wales
Keeping track of key health trends and policy developments is central to AYPH’s work. In our latest update we took a new look at the health of young people in low income areas in England and Wales, drawing on data from surveys and audits in 2023. The report was...
Engaging young people in NHS service delivery and development
Everyone is agreed that young people need to be involved at all levels of our healthcare system, from shaping the care they are receiving at the front line right up to co-designing and inputting to strategic change.However, our understanding of what is actually...
Baroness Doreen Massey, AYPH Patron
We were incredibly sad to hear of the death of our Patron Doreen Massey last week. She is a profound loss to our organisation and to the young people’s health field. We wanted to share some reflections from staff, patrons and trustees on the importance of her work...
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