YIACS: An integrated health and wellbeing model

YIACS have developed a unique approach combining a range of complementary interventions including advice work, counselling and other therapies, youth work, health clinics, advocacy and community education.

The Youth Access YIACS model represents a joined-up solution to long-identified problems with young people's access to effective mental health, GP, safeguarding and homelessness services.

The briefing sets out:

1. Why YIACS are needed
2. Who uses YIACS and why
3. How YIACS respond
4. The evidence for YIACS' effectiveness
5. Ten reasons to commission YIACS