Young People’s Voices
We have developed resources with young people on a number of topics using participatory and creative methods. We are experts in delivering safe, meaningful participation work with young people who have experienced violence and trauma and those who face stigma or discrimination. If you are interested in learning more about our methods, check out our resources about engaging with young people.
Young people’s report
Accessible report from youth led research into the lives of young people in Kensington and Chelsea
Report on peer research
Full report on the youth led peer research project in Kensington and Chelsea
Are you OK?
Report from sci-fi animation project with young people from CHIVA creating an ideal world for young people living with HIV.
Report from sci-fi animation project to create an ideal world for young people in early adolescence.Peer support website
Developed by young people for young people to help them support each other.
Acute Care
Participation project with young people to define the best acute care services
Acute care flowchart
A best practice guide for delivering supportive, young people friendly acute care services created by young people.
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...
Young people and their mental health – Is there a crisis? And is it the one we think it is?
There has been much discussion about the increase in mental health problems in young people in recent years, both around the drivers and the consequences. In Key Data on Young People 2021, we have...
The impact of COVID-19 on young people in university and at work
Jose Vinaixa Kinnear was a Policy and Communications Intern with AYPH in the autumn of 2021, helping with the final stages of publication and dissemination of the next edition of ‘Key Data on Young...
How could the Government Spending Review deliver for young people?
In the wake of the Government’s 2021 Spending Review, AYPH’s Rachael McKeown outlines the ways in which central government should be supporting young people as they recover from the impact of the...
Trying to pin down UK youth homelessness data
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...
Young people and Covid-19: where are we up to?
Recognising the tyranny of the mean, worrying about the exacerbation of health inequalities, and watching out for the slow-burn effects: what we learned from summarising the evidence on the impact...