Publications
Our publications are aimed at providers, planners and funders of youth information, advice, counselling and support services.
They encompass a wide variety of topics, setting out evidence and providing practical guidance and tools to use within organisations.
All publications below are available as free pdf downloads.
Recently added publications
Opening Your Doors to Young People: practical guidelines for making advice services young person-friendly
By Youth Access, July 2010
Description: Guidelines aimed at ‘mainstream’ adult advice agencies. Suggests a range of practical steps for improving accessibility and service offer to young clients. Endorsed by Citizens Advice, Law Centres Federation and Advice UK.
Under Strain
By Youth Access, April 2010
Description: Policy Briefing showing how the recession and public spending squeeze: • have increased young people’s mental health and advice needs; • have overstretched the capacity of the YIACS services who strive to meet those needs; and • have left services Under Strain and at real risk for the future. Youth Access sets out a policy to support YIACS to continue to provide their proven effective services which young people so desperately need.
Download: Under Strain
With Rights in Mind (research briefing - 4 pages)
By Youth Access, January 2010
Description: Summary of report exploring the relationship between social welfare problems, mental health and youth.
Download: With Rights in Mind (research briefing - 4 pages)
With Rights in Mind
By Mark Sefton, Youth Access, January 2010
Description: A research report exploring the relationship between social welfare problems, mental health and youth. Its findings point to a need for advice services to be integrated with counselling services for young people.
Download: With Rights in Mind
Young People's Access to Advice - The Evidence
By James Kenrick, Youth Access, October 2009
Description: Key research evidence on young people's access to advice on social welfare issues.
Download: Young People's Access to Advice - The Evidence
Young People's Access to Advice (research briefing - 8 pages)
By Youth Access, October 2009
Description: Summary of a report setting out research evidence on young people's access to advice on social welfare issues.
Download: Young People's Access to Advice (research briefing - 8 pages)
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