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February 2020


Member News 

Health Inequalities Fellow

We are delighted to announce that we will be working with the Health Foundation to focus on improving understanding about the health inequalities affecting particular groups of young people. Funded by the Health Foundation we will appoint an Inequalities Policy Fellow to support this work. The aim of the post is to improve the evidence base, inform policy development, and galvanize and unite the sector in order to improve outcomes for young people. For more details about the role visit our website.

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Youth Mental Public Health

As one of the 8 UKRI mental health research networks, the Transdisciplinary Research for the Improvement of Youth Mental Public Health (TRIUMPH) Network is setting its agenda. AYPH's Ann Hagell presented a framework for thinking about youth public mental health at a meeting in London recently.  More information on the network can be found here.
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Youth Engagement Guide



In August 2019 AYPH and the eNurture Youth Lead co-facilitated a youth engagement workshop. The workshop investigated what young people wanted from youth engagement and what guidelines they want organisations to follow. The findings were written up by AYPH, checked by the young people involved and were then presented at the eNurture conference. The findings were then reviewed by eNurture with other young people, including feedback from a Youth Council in a secondary school and feedback from a range of professionals working with young people. The guide was then signed off and shared in early 2020.
 
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AYPH Updates

Highlighting the health inequalities faced by young people in the UK
A new blog written by Research Associate Dr Rakhee Shah and Research Lead Dr Ann Hagell has been published by the Health Foundation. The blog looks at the impact that policies on housing, education and employment have on the health inequalities faced by young people.


We're All Right
We received a great response to our We're All Right recruitment call for partners to support the involvement of young people affected by sexual violence with whom we will deliver workshops and develop a brand new resource. We are currently interviewing services from around the country. Watch this space for upcoming news on what we will be working on together!


Tackling Child Exploitation
In February we met with partners to discuss partnership working around child sexual exploitation and ways that data collection and how data is used could be improved to support prevention. More information about the Tackling Child Exploitation Support Programme can be found here.


Developing a school resource to support statutory health education
We are delighted to announce that we will be working with the PSHE Association to develop youth and teacher friendly resources following the publication of Key Data on Young People 2019 to underpin health education in secondary schools. With the introduction of statutory health education in secondary schools from September 2020, there is the need for youth and teacher friendly, authoritative and robust sources of data to underpin lesson plans.

 
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Other Updates


A Countdown to Statutory RSE conference will be held in Newcastle in March, chaired by AYPH Advisory Council member Alison Hadley. Book your place to hear about best practice examples & workshops on consent, assessment, SEND inclusion, parental engagement and more.

Paid opportunities for young people aged 18-24. The Blueprint Mental Health Research Project is seeking Young Person Co-Researchers to help identify ways to make children & young people's mental health services more accessible and effective for those who wish to access them

The Youth Select Committee launched Our Generation’s Epidemic: Knife Crime report this month. Recommendations from the report included addressing inequalities, long term funding plans & ensuring the views of young people are embedded into the Serious Violence Strategy.

This week saw the publication of the report 'Health Equity in England: The Marmot Review 10 Years On', which found that health inequalities appear to be widening. Recommendations from the report included actions to reduce child poverty from 22%, increasing spending on early years and increasing the number of children’s centres across England.

SMaRteN have opened a call for proposals for small research projects to investigate non-clinical and universal approaches to improving student mental health. They are looking to fund small projects (up to £10,000), for up to a year.

Spotlight are seeking the views of professionals who work with young people to find out about their experiences of the challenges young people face when trying to access appropriate healthcare
   
The Charlie Waller Memorial Trust has launched a new e-learning platform designed for non-specialist college staff to help build confidence in supporting students around mental health.

A new WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission considers 'A future for the world’s children'. This independent report looks at critical, emerging risks to child health; proposes solutions; and calls for urgent action to achieve measurable results.

The Department of Health & Social Care’s voluntary sector team’s newsletter includes updates on the work of the Health and Wellbeing Alliance and news from the DHSC, NHS England and Public Health England. Sign up for the newsletter here

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Upcoming events
 
27 March 2020
The Adolescent Health Conference: Working Together to Bridge the Gaps
This multi-disciplinary conference has been designed for doctors and trainees at all career stages and will feature experts from primary and secondary care. Sessions will include: adolescent brain development, sleep, reducing health inequalities, eating disorders and social media.
 
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