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.
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.
Civil Legal Problems: Young People, Social Exclusion and Crime
March 2011 | Advice & rights | Research
This briefing sets out findings from the 2010 wave of the Civil and Social Justice Panel Survey (CSJPS), alongside supplementary findings from the earlier (but larger) 2006-9 Civil and Social Justice Survey (CSJS).
With Rights in Mind
January 2010 | Advice & rights | Mental health | Research
A research report exploring the relationship between social welfare problems, mental health and youth. Its findings point to a need for advice services to be integrated with counselling services for young people.
Young People's Access to Advice (Research Briefing)
October 2009 | Advice & rights | Policy | Research
Summary of a report setting out research evidence on young people's access to advice and advice-seeking behaviour.
