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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.
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
News

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.
News

Young people issue UK-wide call for mental health transformation

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

Youth Access publish new social prescribing briefing

Our new member briefing looks at how community youth advice and counselling services can build young person-centred models for social prescribing.
Briefing paper

Youth Access launches national Youth Counselling Working Group

The new working group brings together senior counselling practitioners from across the Youth Access network.
News

Independent evaluation finds numerous positive benefits of Make Our Rights Reality project

Project led to positive outcomes for young people and organisations that participated.
Publication

New report: Remote therapy improves access to mental health support for young people

A rapid review of studies found evidence that the flexibility and anonymity associated with remote interventions can help young people who face barriers to face-to-face services.
Campaign

Youth Access join call for new Mental Health Renewal Plan for England

Prime Minister urged to create a new Mental Health Renewal Plan for England to support the nation’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Blog

Our recovery from coronavirus must be based on human rights

Our Policy & Campaigns Officer, Ruby Waterworth, explains why it is essential that our Covid-19 recovery is based on human rights.
Project

Young people use poetry to speak out about mental health

In these challenging times, it’s more important than ever to speak out about our mental health.
Our Minds Our Future

£1.4 million of National Lottery funding to empower young people to shape mental health services

Youth Access awarded nearly £1.4 million in National Lottery funding to put the voices of young people at the centre of service design