Resources That Will Help You Develop the Quality of Your Services and Practice
A Travesty of Justice
October 2018 | Policy | Research | Advice & rights
A summary of our research into the impact of legal aid cuts on young people.
Altogether Better Charter
A charter created by young people for person centred mental health and wellbeing services.
Another Way: Defining the functions and characteristics of YIACS
The guide is intended as a basic tool for planning the delivery of services based on the YIACS model.
Delivering Better: A competency framework for YIACS
The skills, knowledge and behaviours for the effective delivery of Youth Information, Advice and Counselling Services (YIACS).
Youth Access Values and Principles
A common set of values and principles that underpin all YIACS services.
Consultations with young people on the green paper Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision
August 2018 | Mental health | Young people's health
Youth Access, acting on behalf of The Young People’s Health Partnership, was commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Care to run several focus groups with young people to get their thoughts on the proposals outlined in the green paper. This report summarises their responses.
Young, adult – and ignored: Getting a fair deal for 16-24 year olds from mental health services
April 2017 | Policy | Mental health
A policy briefing by Youth Access for The Young People’s Health Partnership highlighting the difficulties experienced by young adults aged 16 to 24 in accessing the mental health support they need and setting out recommended solutions.
A Foot in the Door: VCS Providers’ View of CAMHS Transformation
July 2016 | Policy | Mental health | YIACS model
This is a report on a survey of 58 Youth Information, Advice and Counselling Services (YIACS) about their experiences of the CAMHS transformation programme. It focusses on eight themes: Engagement of VCS; Involvement of Young People; The YIACS model; Investment in VCS; Early intervention; Tackling the social determinants; Transitions – meeting the needs of young adults; Transparency & protectionism.
Young People in Mind: The Young People
July 2016 | Counselling | Research | Mental health
Young People in Mind was a one-year project (2015 – 2016) that aimed to increase access to counselling and other psychological therapies to young people aged 16-19 at high risk of mental health difficulties, especially at points of transition, and to improve integration between voluntary sector Youth Information, Advice and Counselling Services (YIACS) and statutory mental health and other services.
Young People in Mind: Transforming Service Delivery
July 2016 | Counselling | Policy | Practice | Mental health
Young People in Mind was a one-year project (2015 – 2016) that aimed to increase access to counselling and other psychological therapies to young people aged 16-19 at high risk of mental health difficulties, especially at points of transition, and to improve integration between voluntary sector Youth Information, Advice and Counselling Services (YIACS) and statutory mental health and other services.
This report, through its nine case studies, provides a snapshot of how the YIACS fared in their engagement with local statutory sector partners.
