The Association for Young People’s Health works to understand and meet the particular health and wellbeing needs of 10-25 year olds.
We want all young people to have the best possible health and equal access to high quality youth friendly services.
Key Data on Young People
%
18-24 year olds are current smokers
%
15 year olds say they have never drunk alcohol
%
15 year olds have decay in permanent teeth
%
secondary school pupils have SEN support
%
young people transition from CAMHS to AMHS
Recent articles
Understanding the experiences of young people with epilepsy from communities that experience marginalisation
Epilepsy is one of the most common significant long-term neurological conditions of childhood and one of the five clinical areas of focus in the NHS England ‘Core20PLUS5’ approach to reducing health inequalities for children and young people. Yet findings from our...
Understanding health inequalities for young people who are care experienced
As part of AYPH’s health inequalities programme we have focused on the health inequalities for different groups of young people. We are very pleased to present the findings from our exploration of health inequalities for young people who have spent time in the care...
Comfortable spaces open up conversations
As we launch findings from our recent series of engagement events with young people and families in Complications from Excess Weight clinics, Lindsay Starbuck, AYPH Youth Participation coordinator, reflects on the importance of creating safe spaces for young people to...
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