Blogs
Youth participation has come a long way – but we need to go even further to ensure young people are listened to in our Covid-19 recovery
3 September 2020
Barry Williams reflects on the progress the youth sector has made during his career, and what he has learned from his first few months as Interim CEO at Youth Access.
Remote mental health interventions work – but not as a replacement for face-to-face support
9 July 2020
Our Policy and Campaigns Officer, Ruby Waterworth, looks at how our new report on remote mental health interventions for young people can help with the sector’s recovery from coronavirus lockdown.
Our recovery from coronavirus must be based on human rights
24 June 2020
As we emerge from coronavirus lockdown, the youth mental health sector is facing an unprecedented challenge. Our Policy & Campaigns Officer, Ruby Waterworth, explains why it is essential that our Covid-19 recovery is based on human rights.
Black young people’s rights are under threat – it’s time the mental health community addressed that
10 June 2020
Our Policy & Campaigns Manager, Kahra Wayland-Larty, reflects on a difficult few weeks for people of colour, and examines how a rights-based approach can help us to address racial injustice in the mental health system.
Being a racially responsive mental health practitioner
4 June 2020
Our Senior Participation Officer, Zoë Baum, writes on the importance for therapists to address racial injustice through exploring and understanding deeply embedded racial attitudes and practices.
