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  Practice & workforce

  Reconnect with the national network of YIACS at our Community Conference

  Join the national network of Youth Information, Advice and Counselling services for a series of impactful, engaging and thought-provoking sessions.

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  Fund the Hubs

  What's next for the Fund the Hubs campaign

  Last year Youth Access joined forces with allies at The Children’s Society, The Children and Young People’s Coalition on Mental Health, Centre for Mental Health, Mind, Global Black Thrive and YoungMinds.

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  News

  Parliamentary committee recommends rollout of early support hubs like YIACS

  Health and Social Care Select Committee recommends investment in local ‘hub’ services like Youth Access YIACS.

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  News

  A missed opportunity: Youth Access expresses disappointment at lack of mental health investment in Budget

  With young people’s mental health needs continuing to rise, we are shocked with the lack of response to this growing crisis.

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  Campaign

  Fund the Hubs: What’s happened and what’s next?

  Our Policy and Campaigns Manager, Kahra Wayland-Larty, sets out the history and progress of the Fund The Hubs campaign over the past two years.

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  Policy

  Seven areas of focus for sustainable and responsive support services

  A new briefing paper highlights seven recommendations to decision-makers to ensure high-quality youth services responsive to the specific needs of young people.

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  Research

  Recruitment opens for new national working group to tackle youth advice services challenges

  Youth Access is recruiting up to 12 members for a new expert working group focusing on advice provision for young people.

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  News

  Youth Access joins forces with sector leaders to call on the Government to invest in early support for young people’s mental health

  Youth Access joins forces with allies to launch a campaign, Fund The Hubs, calling for better access to early mental health support through a network of early support hubs for young people.

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  Policy

  New briefing summarises the evidence behind an integrated, youth-focused approach to supporting young people

  We have published a new briefing, The case beyond Covid, exploring the evidence behind integrated, youth-focused approaches to supporting young people.

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  Policy

  New briefing explores the socio-economic impact of the pandemic on young people’s mental health

  Generation COVID? Socio-economic factors impacting young people's mental health in the wake of the pandemic

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  Policy

  Youth Access submission to inquiry on mental health support for children and young people

  A submission in response to the UK Parliament Health & Social Care Committee's inquiry.

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  Our Minds Our Future

  Young people issue UK-wide call for mental health transformation

  Young campaigners across the UK call for the transformation of the mental health system.