Youth Select Committee 2019 begin investigation into UK’s rising knife crime
The Youth Select Committee today formally begins a new inquiry into the scourge of knife crime in the UK. The…
Enhancing young people’s employability via youth work
Commissioned by the European Youth Forum, and conducted by the University of Bath and GHK Consulting, the study on “the…
The Future of Work and Youth – Publication
The European Youth Forum published in April 2019 a report on The Future of Work and Youth. This is an…
Social Innovation – empowerment, youth activism and engagement: examples from South London
Two, of many, very different examples of youth engagement and empowerment organisations in South London. Ebony Horse Club: On the…
Realising Ambition
Realising Ambition A UK-wide programme funded by the Big Lottery Fund investing in outstanding projects that have a strong track…
Peer Education
The following extract is from ‘The Substance Use Peer Education Responses Manual’, compiled by Bernie Roe, linked here: https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/3705/1/1833-1768.pdf Youth Peer…
Peer Education in Mental Health – When the Students become the Teachers
This video and the following text are from the Peer Education Project (PEP), linked here: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/projects/peer-education-project-pep The Peer Education Project is…
Mental Health and Youth Activism
‘How a conversation changed my life’, YoungMinds Activist Alex In this video Alex tells us why he decided to become…
More on building rapport, empathy and relationships with young people
A number of core skills and abilities are called for when working with young people especially those from vunerable…
The DS4Y – Digital skills for You(th) project
The European project “Digital Skills for You(th)” aims at developing and piloting a blended learning offer for professionals working with…