Resources That Will Help You Develop the Quality of Your Services and Practice
Young people's experience of counselling in community settings
December 2020 | Counselling | Research | Standards | Practice
An Evaluation of Service Questionnaire analysis.
Remote mental health interventions for young people
July 2020 | Research | Mental health | Counselling | Practice | Safeguarding
A rapid review of the evidence on remote mental health interventions.
National youth counselling study
November 2018 | counselling | Research | Practice | Standards
A national study of effectiveness of youth counselling delivered in community settings at YIACS.
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.
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.
Health Inequality and Access to Justice: Young People, Mental Health and Legal Issues
June 2015 | Advice & rights | Mental health | Research
Research report. This ground-breaking study set out to provide new insight into the mechanisms by which disadvantage and inequality lead to mental health problems in late adolescence and early adulthood by focussing on the everyday social welfare legal problems experienced by 16-24 year olds. Reveals close association between mental health, legal problems, inequality and youth.
The Profile of Young People using the Right 2B Safe project
March 2015 | Counselling | Safeguarding | Research
The Right 2B Safe project highlighted the role of Youth Information, Advice and Counselling Services (YIACS) in safeguarding young people, potentially complementing the work of the overstretched statutory services.
This report sets out data from the local pilot sites.
Children and Young People’s View on Counselling
March 2014 | Counselling | Research | Participation
This report draws together the findings of a brief review of the literature about what children and young people say they find useful and value from counselling services.
The Legal Problems and Mental Health Needs of Youth Advice Service Users: The Case For Advice
January 2012 | Advice & rights | Research | Mental health
Youth Access’ previous research has pointed to a potential major role for youth advice services in ameliorating young people’s mental health problems through the provision of social welfare advice.
The Outcomes and Impact of Youth Advice: The Evidence
October 2011 | Advice & rights | Research
This report is intended as a one-stop evidence resource for anyone wishing to understand the adverse impact of social welfare problems and the beneficial impact of youth advice services on young people’s lives.
