All about adolescence: understanding development in today’s world
In his new book, published by Routledge, John Coleman OBE, looks at key aspects of adolescent development and addresses the unprecedented changes affecting young people’s lives, including the social media explosion, artificial intelligence (AI) emergence, pandemic...
Supporting Young People with Alcohol Use
The new Clinical Guidelines for Alcohol Treatment, published by DHSC in 2025, represent a comprehensive national update to alcohol treatment guidance since the earlier ‘Orange Book’ era, over a decade ago. The chapter on children and young people marks an important...
Youth Matters – investing in youth services and young people’s voices
AYPH welcomes the publication of Youth Matters: The National Youth Strategy (December 2025), which recognises the growing pressures facing young people, including rising isolation, declining youth infrastructure and widening inequalities. The strategy sets out a...
Where is the young adult care?
There are many conversations about age, development and capacity happening at the moment – from voting at 16 to brain development continuing to our mid 20s and beyond. The fact remains, however, that the gap between child and adult health services persists with many...