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The Association for Young People’s Health works to understand and meet the particular health and wellbeing needs of 10-25 year olds.
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Present your work at 'Transforming Adolescent Health: The Power of Connection', one of the largest multidisciplinary adolescent health conferences in the UK in recent years. Submission deadlines: Workshops: 14/08/26, Oral presentations & posters: 11/09/26 bit.ly/4eCInBw
In our new guest blog, Dr Kiersten Hay looks at principles for digital innovation to avoid perpetuating & widening inequalities for young people during the digital transformation of national & local healthcare. ayph.org.uk/moving-beyon...
Moving Beyond Assumptions: Young Adults and Digital Health - ayph
The Young Adults’ Digital Health Charter sets out 10 principles to stop widening inequalities during the digital transformation of healthcare
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In our blog for @local.gov.uk AYPH Evidence & Policy Lead, Kirsty Blenkins looks at the neighbourhood health agenda & why it must be designed with young people in mind from the outset, not treating them as an afterthought to services built for younger children. www.local.gov.uk/topics/socia...
Building the neighbourhood health agenda with young people in mind
The neighbourhood health agenda represents one of the most significant shifts in NHS delivery in years, away from hospitals and into co
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@rcpch.bsky.social has launched the State of Child Health 2026 report. Bringing together the latest evidence across 12 indicators of child health & wellbeing, the report highlights trends, inequalities & challenges affecting children & young people across the UK. www.rcpch.ac.uk/resources/st...
Transforming Adolescent Health: the Power of Connection UK Adolescent Health Conference 2027 Thursday 25th & Friday 26th February 2027 at the Birmingham Conference & Events Centre Call for abstracts now open. More information & booking: uobevents-adolescent-health-conference.eventsairsite.com
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Thursday 25th & Friday 26th February 2027
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The Education Committee and the Health and Social Care Committee are looking at how support across schools, community services and the NHS fits together. If you are aged 18 to 25, or a parent or carer, your experience can help them understand what needs to improve. forms.office.com/pages/respon...
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Delighted to be launching All About Adolescence with John Coleman OBE tonight, with our Young Trainers. Check out our Youth Health Essentials training if you want short, practical youth led training that helps improve care, communication and outcomes for 10-25 year olds ayph.org.uk/all-about-ad...
All about adolescence: understanding development in today’s world - ayph
John Coleman addresses key aspects of adolescent development and the unprecedented changes affecting young people’s lives.
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Find out how our new training offer can support your professional development in a way that fits your budget and schedule in our new blog by AYPH Young Trainer, Demi. ayph.org.uk/training-is-...
Training is back, bigger and better than ever - ayph
AYPH Young Trainer, Demi talks about AYPH's new Youth Health Essentials course, why it matters and how it can help your work.
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As members of HPIG AYPH is happy to share this new paper that sets out ten tests for the forthcoming NHS England Modern Service Framework for Babies, Children & Young People. www.ncb.org.uk/about-us/med...
Ten tests for NHS England’s Children and Young People’s Modern Service Framework (MSF)
With a narrow yet significant window to shape the framework’s direction before key decisions are taken, the Children and Young People's Health Policy Influencing Group has developed a paper that sets ...
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New from AYPH: Youth Health Essentials is designed to help busy professionals build stronger, more youth-friendly practice. Short, practical & youth-led, the programme gives organisations & individuals a clearer route into training that supports 10-25 year olds ayph.org.uk/training/
Great to work with Oxford MeasurEd, @brilliantclub.bsky.social and Foundations – What Works Centre for Children & Families on this - ensuring that young people and families were a key part of the process of developing the Outcomes Framework and Measures Database.
Foundations – What Works Centre for Children & Families@foundationsww.bsky.social · 2mo ago📢🔎 Our new Outcomes Framework & Measures Database aim to help us generate consistent, comparable evidence about services for babies, children, young people and families. 🤝 Oxford MeasurEd, @brilliantclub.bsky.social, @ayph.bsky.social Find out more ➡️ foundations.org.uk/our-work/pub...
Young people share their views on AI & its use in healthcare. They see potential benefits but were clear that visible safeguards, clear accountability & accessible routes to human support are key to avoid undermining trust & widening inequalities. www.nationalvoices.org.uk/publication/...
Good regulation for AI in healthcare: what people with learning disabilities, carers and young people told us
This report summarises what young people, unpaid carers, and people with a learning disability told us about the conditions needed for safe, trustworthy and equitable use of AI in healthcare.
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The Journal of Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry is calling for papers for a special issue focused on the importance of lived experience in building understandings of children and young people’s mental health and providing and developing services they access. tinyurl.com/mr26ecys
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Joyful and Safe Physical Activity for LGBTQIA+ young people. As the chair of the steering group for the JASPA project we are pleased to share these resources, co-produced with young people, which look at safe and inclusive physical activity spaces. tinyurl.com/mry9yk55 youtu.be/fHS73bblmWQ?...
Creating joyful and safe physical activity spaces for LGBTQIA+ young people
YouTube video by NIHR School for Public Health Research
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New research project looking at the challenges young people face in managing musculoskeletal chronic pain. As the Youth Health Data Hub shows there is very little data on young people and their experiences and management of chronic pain. ayph-youthhealthdata.org.uk/key-data/phy...
Submit your evidence of interventions that improve outcomes, quality of care or system performance for children and young people and help shape the upcoming children and young people's modern service framework. eu.surveymonkey.com/r/CYPCallfor...
Mental health is a major public health priority for the UK. Published today, the MOSAIC report focuses on young people's mental health & intersectionality, to better understand mental health inequalities among young people & recommend policy improvements. ayph.org.uk/resources-2/
The World Youth Report 2025 on Youth Mental Health & Well-being was shaped by the lived experience of young people and the expertise of an expert group meeting AYPH sat on to help member states better understand youth mental health. social.desa.un.org/publications...
World Youth Report 2025 | Division for Inclusive Social Development (DISD)
The 2025 World Youth Report on Youth Mental Health and Well-being examines how youth mental health and well-being are shaped by six social determinants, i.e. education, employment, family dynamics, po...
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The Education & Health and Social Care Committees have launched an inquiry looking at mental health support and services provided in education and community settings, available to children and young people. committees.parliament.uk/work/9627/
Children and Young People's Mental Health - Committees - UK Parliament
The Education and Health and Social Care Committees have jointly launched an inquiry into the mental health of children and young people. This inquiry will examine mental health support...
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New resources from the Social Prescribing Youth Network. “Best Practice Guidelines: Child & Youth Social Prescribing” provides recommendations for commissioners & policymakers, VCFSE organisations, link workers & frontline practitioners, researchers & evaluators. sbbresearch.org/spyn/
Social Prescribing Youth Network (SPYN) - SBRG
A free network for anyone interested in social prescribing for children and young people.
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We’re delighted to share that ‘Waiting Room’ is being screened at MOVE Summit 2026! Only 30% of young women in Scotland report having positive experiences with healthcare professionals. The animation explores young women's experiences. #MOVESummit #Animation #YoungWomensHealth #Healthcare
New report from an expert roundtable that we took part in, looking at evidence for the risks/benefits of teaching RSE topics, considerations for teaching RSE to different ages & groups and methods for communicating topics to children & the impact of different providers. www.gov.uk/government/p...
Relationships and sex education
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Take part in research to better understand the challenges and needs of young people with multiple chronic health conditions. Your experiences could help shape future support for young people living with multiple chronic conditions.
Talk, Trust, Treat: Getting adolescent & young adults’ health right. Join us in Newcastle on 13 February to explore how to develop trust, manage risk and support young people’s rights. This course is co designed & co-delivered by the AYPH North East England young trainers hub. ayph.org.uk/training/
In late 2025 DHSC published new clinical guidelines for alcohol treatment, including a chapter on children & young people. In a new blog, AYPH Evidence & Policy Lead, Kirsty Blenkins looks at what that means for practice and adolescent health. ayph.org.uk/supporting-y...
Supporting Young People with Alcohol Use: What the New Clinical Guidelines Mean for Practice - ayph
What new government clinical guidelines on supporting children & young people with alcohol use means for practice.
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Young women want healthcare professionals to • Listen to them • Be mindful of stereotypes & power imbalances • Believe them • Validate their experiences & emotions • Explain next steps & offer options • Work with them as partners in their care vimeo.com/1122917114
A young woman's experience of healthcare - training video
This is "A young woman's experience of healthcare - training video" by Laura Tinner on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who…
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AYPH welcomes the National Youth Strategy, which recognises the growing pressures facing young people, including declining youth infrastructure & widening inequalities. We look at the strategy & the importance investing in youth services, health & young people’s voices. ayph.org.uk/national-you...
Youth Matters – investing in youth services, health and young people’s voices - ayph
Our blog looks at the publication of the National Youth Strategy & the importance investing in youth services, health & young people’s voices
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The 2026 Chiva conference takes place 12-13 March at Warwick University. Early bird rates on bookings available until 31 December. Abstract submissions open until 5 January. Book your place and celebrate 20 years of the Chiva conference! www.chiva.org.uk/professional...
A new website from @hpruebs.bsky.social & @bristoluni.bsky.social provides information for young people, parents/carers and professionals about HPV and the HPV vaccination. The HPV Inform website includes resources for young people, FAQs, animations & films and lesson resources. hpvinform.com
A young women's experience of healthcare is a story for health professionals - created with young women and professionals, it sets out the simple things you can do to support young women accessing health services. vimeo.com/1122917114
A young woman's experience of healthcare - training video
This is "A young woman's experience of healthcare - training video" by Laura Tinner on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who…
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