YPAS: Guiding Principles for Youth Participation

16 August 2024

YPAS is delighted to share this exciting work, crafted by YPAS’s peer researchers and young people nationwide, in collaboration with Youth Access. The principles offer a powerful framework for channelling young people’s energy into impactful action.

Young people’s Health and Wellbeing: Reflections from YPAS Peer Researchers

9 August 2024

Two of YPAS Peer Researchers, Dean Leake and Grace Ward, have written a remarkable piece for The Lancet journal, one of the oldest medical journals, founded in 1823. This piece was published in its established specialty journal: ‘Child and Adolescent Health’, launched in 2017. The article offers commendable insight and reflection.

Eating problems and disorders snapshots

24 June 2024

Members of Liverpool’s Eating Disorders Steering Group have collaborated to create a series of targeted support snapshots as part of the eating disorder pathway review.

YPAS Hope Hack Reflection Report: Revisiting the issues raised in Merseyside as part of the Hope Collective project 2023, what has changed?

6 June 2024

  YPAS Peer Researchers Revisit the Hope Hack report to see if the issues raised remain prevalent around six key themes affecting young people in Merseyside.

New report on mental health provision for 16-25-year-olds in Liverpool.

21 May 2024

A report on mental health provision for 16-25-year-olds in Liverpool has been released. Led by Merseyside Youth Association’s RAISE Team, the extensive review was carried out in partnership with local mental health service providers. The team consulted with young people and the local workforce that works to support the 16-25 cohort.

YPAS Walk-In Support Hub

24 April 2024

YPAS Walk-In Support Hub (WISH) provides same-day mental health support for children, young people, and families in Merseyside. Formerly known as Alternative to Crisis drop-in, the service continues to offer the same support across all three hubs in Merseyside.

Growing Stronger: ACEs Training Opportunities

11 April 2024

Growing Stronger is a campaign developed in partnership with School Improvement Liverpool and the Liverpool City Council, with the aim of helping people of all backgrounds and ages within the local area build resilience for and protection from Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). We will bring the strategy to life through three main goals: Preventing ACEs […]

Liverpool Whole School Approach (WSA) Partnership Releases Summary of Education Mental Health Support Review

13 March 2024

The Liverpool Whole School Approach (WSA) Partnership is pleased to announce the release of a summarised edition of the Education Mental Health Team Review report published in December 2023.