Young people and their families’ experiences of managing asthma

Young people and their families’ experiences of managing asthma

by | Sep 20, 2021

Jeremy Sachs and Emma Rigby, Association for Young People’s Health How do young people feel about the way their asthma is managed? What kind of information works best for them and what services and support do they prefer?  The Young People’s Health Partnership (YPHP),...
30 years of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

30 years of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

by | Sep 17, 2021

We asked the two AYPH Youth Advisers on our We’re All Right project to share their thoughts about the state of young people’s rights and how they think we should improve it. 2019 marked the 30th anniversary of the UN General Assembly adopting the United Nation...
The impact of Covid-19 on young people

The impact of Covid-19 on young people

by | Aug 17, 2021

For the vast majority of children and young people Covid-19 vaccination is not recommended at the moment due to the low level of risk facing young people.  Currently those aged 16 and above who are clinically extremely vulnerable and a small number of those aged 12-15...
Trying to pin down UK youth homelessness data

Trying to pin down UK youth homelessness data

by | Jul 26, 2021

Lucy Ross is a research intern at AYPH, helping to collate data for the next edition of ‘Key Data on Young People’, which AYPH publishes every two years. In this blog she explains some of the challenges of pinning down data on homelessness among 10-24 year olds. Due...