Data and evidence
Access to data and evidence supports higher quality adolescent health and healthcare. We conduct research, evaluate services, produce briefings and compendiums of data for front line practitioners. For the most up to date evidence visit our Youth Health Data hub (a separate website). In addition to the resources listed below, many of our other studies contain scoping reviews and other evidence summaries which you’ll find on other pages.
Health inequalities
AYPH’s youth health data hub section on young people’s health inequalities. There are over 40 charts looking at health outcomes, the drivers of inequality, and levers for action.
“Key Data on Young People pulls together data from many sources, saving much legwork. I wish every country had a report like it.”
Joel Budd, Social Affairs editor, The Economist
Young people and families living with excess weight
Scoping review of on evidence relating to children and young people’s and parents’ views of severe obesity, and their thoughts on services
Ethical engagement in health research & service design
Review of existing research on the range of ways in which young people are involved in health research and service development.
Influence of mental health on educational attainment in adolescence
AYPH worked with NatCen Social Research, on secondary analysis of large longitudinal datasets from the UK to explore the links between mental health problems at age 14 and GCSE results at 16.
Global Action on Adolescent health (GAMA) Advisory Group
AYPH sits on this WHO committee of 17 global experts and four young professionals. GAMA was set up to define a basket of indicators for measuring good outcomes in adolescent health.
Understanding the experiences of young people with epilepsy from communities that experience marginalisation
Epilepsy is one of the most common significant long-term neurological conditions of childhood and one of the five clinical areas of focus in the NHS England ‘Core20PLUS5’ approach to reducing health...
Understanding health inequalities for young people who are care experienced
As part of AYPH’s health inequalities programme we have focused on the health inequalities for different groups of young people. We are very pleased to present the findings from our exploration of...
Pulling together the main messages from key data on young people’s health in the UK
As part of our work to make the evidence base on youth health as accessible as possible, the AYPH research team has published a new article on the main UK population level data compendia that...
Ethnicity and young people’s health inequalities
In this blog post, Rachael McKeown explores the evidence on the health inequalities experienced by young people from ethnic minority backgrounds. New AYPH reports present the latest available data...
What does research say about young people’s health inequalities?
Addressing health inequalities is a key issue for decision makers and professionals working with young people. But how much is actually understood about young people’s health inequalities and are...
Young people’s views on digital ways of accessing primary care
Interest is growing in on-line methods for making contact with the GP. It’s critical we understand how this works specifically for young people. AYPH’s Jeremy Sachs shares the main findings from...
Data on young people’s health inequalities
New data published today by AYPH as part of the Health Foundation’s Young people's future health inquiry show the scale and complexity of young people’s health inequalities, and the need for action....
The experiences of young people and their families living with excess weight
Young people and their families living with excess weight experience huge stigma and judgement. As the NHS delivers new clinics for excess weight we are delighted to share the results of work with...
Engaging young people in health services research and service design
To what extent are our current systems for ethical engagement with young people covering all the bases? What do young people think are the ethical issues raised by their involvement in research and...
Reasons to invest in the health of 10-24 year olds – what the data tell us
AYPH’s Research Lead, Ann Hagell, sets out UK data-based reasons for investing in young people’s health Good health for young people is central to their wellbeing and forms the bedrock for good...