Driving equity across services

We know that our members have better reach to young people from some of the worst-served groups than statutory services, but there is much more to be done.

Driving equity through greater engagement with least-heard and worst-served groups is one of our key strategic goals. At present young people from worst-served groups face barriers to support, with services often not designed for, or reflective of them.

We know our members have better reach to young people from some of the worst served groups than statutory services. Still, much more needs to be done to dismantle institutional and systemic barriers and discrimination, improve members’ understanding and provision, and spread good practice.

Take a look at some of the projects we've been working on to drive equity across services.

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Guiding principles for youth-led social action

These guiding principles, created in collaboration with young people, outlines their reflections, advice and
Our approach to driving equity

A collection of briefing papers exploring inequity in service provision, barriers and experiences
Addressing racial injustice

Equality and non-discrimination are central to everything we do at Youth Access. We work to challenge systems of racial injustice, including in the mental health system.
Community of Practice

The Community of Practice for developing more racially responsive services is a series of training sessions taking place over the course of 5-weeks.
Equal Access in Mind

This project aimed to tackle the rising mental health need amongst young women by increasing their access to high-quality, gender-informed, young person-centred services in their local communities.
Right 2B Safe

Right 2B Safe was launched to identify and support young people experiencing or at risk of abuse and neglect, including domestic violence and child sexual exploitation.