Covid-19
Covid-19 and lockdown have had a significant effect on young people’s lives. The impacts have been greatest on young people who were already experiencing health inequalities. These resources look at the data and highlight what young people think is important to learn from this experience.
Rights during lockdown
A rights-based survivor led approach to coping with lockdown.
Impact of Covid-19 on young people
Briefing published in February 2021 summarising themes from data and research.
What challenges have young people who face inequalities experienced during the Covid-19 lockdown?
YPHP asked young people from LGBTQ+, Gypsy, Traveller and Roma and young carer communities about their experiences of COVID-19 and lockdown, how this has affected their health and how they accessed support.
Celebrating the Senses: Newham Council’s sensory stars project inspires secondary school students
Commissioned as part of the We Are Food Secure 11-19 project, aimed at improving food security for young people, Jenny Martin shares learning from this initiative delivered by Nutrition Kitchen, a...
All I want for Christmas
Following the recent Change NHS consultation, Young Ambassador Ben shares his personal experience of being on a waiting list. He highlights the significant physical and mental toll it has taken on...
Supporting LGBTQ+ children and young people in health services
Earlier this year we were commissioned by The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health to ensure young people were involved in the review of their ‘Supporting LGBTQ+ Children and Young People...
Improving food security for young people in Newham
Today sees the launch of a suite of reports and resources from our partnership project aimed at improving food security for young people aged 11-19 in the London Borough of Newham. The project was a...
Experiencing my first AGM as a young person
As we end adolescent health week we are delighted to share a blog from one of our Young Ambassadors reflecting on our recent away day – it’s really important that we involve young people in all...
Understanding our population data
We’ve updated our population data page ready for International Adolescent Health Week. As the most read page of the Youth Health Data Hub, we know that understanding how many young people are in the...
Young people’s health is impacted by our human rights as well, who knew…
In this blog, AYPH’s Youth Engagement & Partnership Project Manager, Nick Morgan shares reflections from our Young Ambassadors on a human rights and health workshop, run for the AYPH Youth...
Delivering an innovative model of holistic primary care to young people through the Well Centre
Improving access to primary care is a central plank of the new Labour government’s health strategy. Wes Streeting’s first ministerial visit as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care was to a...
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...
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...