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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.
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/
January 22, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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...
December 18, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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
December 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Despite clear messages about the health needs of young people, adolescence & young adulthood are often neglected in health service delivery.
 
You can find case studies of innovations and good practice examples supporting young people's health on our website.

ayph.org.uk/innovation-a...
December 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
As members of the End Child Poverty Coalition we are delighted to see the government's decision to scrap the two-child limit. 350,000 children will be lifted out of poverty by this change to policy.
December 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Are you leading research about young people’s health? Keen to take an ethical approach to your work but faced with some tricky dilemmas?

Join our online course to learn more about taking an ethical practice in participation and engagement work with young people.

www.rcpch.ac.uk/education-ca...
November 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM
This #WorldChildrensDay RCPCH launch their children & young people’s engagement standards. Produced by RCPCH, AYPH and children, young people and parents/carers, to help health services work with children & young people in shaping the care they receive.

www.rcpch.ac.uk/resources/en...
November 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
It's #YouthWorkWeek. Youth workers, play an essential part in young people's health services, building relationships and making services welcoming.

#YouthWorkMatters
November 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM
To finish up Friday, here is another good practice example from our recent 'Innovations & good practice in adolescent health' event for #IAHW2025.
October 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Day 3 of #IAHW2025 and we are back with another good practice example from our event!

Successful services have supportive, opportunistic and flexible leadership who look to adapt services to meet current need, like the South Yorkshire Children & Young People's Alliance

syics.co.uk/transformati...
October 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
More good practice examples from our recent 'Innovations & good practice in adolescent health' event for #IAHW2025.

Just get started and build from there, working together produces greater effects and impacts, like the South West Paediatric Mental Health Network​!

paedshub.co.uk/contacts/gro...
October 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
As part of #IAHW2025 we are showcasing some good practice examples from our recent 'Innovations & good practice in adolescent health' event.

Involve young people in how you develop your services. It will make them better!
October 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
It's International Adolescent Health week! Good health for young people is central to their wellbeing & forms the basis for good health in later life, improving health now, enhancing it throughout the life course and contributing to the health of future generations. #IAHW2025
October 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Join us for Talk, Trust Treat: Getting adolescent and young adults health right. This online training, co-delivered and developed with young people, will help you ensure your services and health support are engaging for adolescents and young adults.

www.rcpch.ac.uk/education-ca...
October 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Join us on 30 September at our innovation & good practice in adolescent health event and hear from young people, health professionals and researchers about innovative approaches and good practice happening in young people's health!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/innovation...
September 8, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Join us on 30 September and find out about what is happening in youth friendly services around the UK and the innovations and good practice in the youth health sector!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/innovation...
July 28, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Beth shares her experiences with epilepsy and of being a Young Advisor on ‘Embedding the Learning’, an AYPH project which looked at sharing the experiences of young people with epilepsy from communities that experience marginalisation to support better care.

ayph.org.uk/epilepsy-and...
July 23, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Share your innovative, youth-friendly approaches to care & good practice with us and contribute to a growing evidence base. AYPH invites professionals & services passionate about adolescent health to submit proposals for our upcoming event on 30th September 2025. forms.office.com/e/id0Qskqap1
July 22, 2025 at 7:45 AM
What’s going on in health services for young people in the UK?

In our new blog Lizzie Wortley looks at why our upcoming innovation event is important to clinicians, commissioners & policy makers to find out what is happening in youth friendly services across the UK.

ayph.org.uk/whats-going-...
July 21, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Share your innovative & good practice approaches!

AYPH invites professionals, services & organisations passionate about adolescent health to submit proposals for our event on 30/09/25.

Join us in shaping the future of adolescent health services across the UK!
forms.office.com/e/id0Qskqap1
July 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Are you working in young people’s health? Do you commission or deliver services for adolescents and young adults? Join us on 30 September to share & discuss models of care and innovative approaches to supporting young people’s health.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/innovation...
June 16, 2025 at 10:53 AM
We're about to go live for our webinar exploring puberty and adolescent health!
June 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Young people & their rights are at the centre of everything we do. This #PowerOfYouthDay we want to thank all the amazing young people who work with us to advocate for better understanding of young people’s health needs & equal access to high quality youth friendly services.

#WeSeeYourPower
June 3, 2025 at 11:52 AM
We are members of the @endchildpoverty.bsky.social Coalition. Today the Coalition have published new research on UK child poverty with @crsp-uk.bsky.social - findings are shocking; in some constituencies over half of all children are growing up in poverty.
endchildpoverty.org.uk/child-povert...
June 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Very proud to see AYPH Young Ambassador, Thara give a speech on vaping at the House of Lords as part of the My Maiden Speech event. Thara shared her views on vaping & 10 other young people from around the UK spoke on a range of issues including mental health, LGBT+ education & social mobility.
May 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM