AYPH
@ayph.bsky.social
The Association for Young People’s Health works to understand and meet the particular health and wellbeing needs of 10-25 year olds.
Young women want healthcare professionals to
• Listen to them
• Be mindful of stereotypes & power imbalances
• Believe them
• Validate their experiences & emotions
• Explain next steps & offer options
• Work with them as partners in their care
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• Listen to them
• Be mindful of stereotypes & power imbalances
• Believe them
• Validate their experiences & emotions
• Explain next steps & offer options
• Work with them as partners in their care
vimeo.com/1122917114
A young woman's experience of healthcare - training video
This is "A young woman's experience of healthcare - training video" by Laura Tinner on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who…
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January 6, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Young women want healthcare professionals to
• Listen to them
• Be mindful of stereotypes & power imbalances
• Believe them
• Validate their experiences & emotions
• Explain next steps & offer options
• Work with them as partners in their care
vimeo.com/1122917114
• Listen to them
• Be mindful of stereotypes & power imbalances
• Believe them
• Validate their experiences & emotions
• Explain next steps & offer options
• Work with them as partners in their care
vimeo.com/1122917114
AYPH welcomes the National Youth Strategy, which recognises the growing pressures facing young people, including declining youth infrastructure & widening inequalities. We look at the strategy & the importance investing in youth services, health & young people’s voices.
ayph.org.uk/national-you...
ayph.org.uk/national-you...
Youth Matters – investing in youth services, health and young people’s voices - ayph
Our blog looks at the publication of the National Youth Strategy & the importance investing in youth services, health & young people’s voices
ayph.org.uk
December 19, 2025 at 1:58 PM
AYPH welcomes the National Youth Strategy, which recognises the growing pressures facing young people, including declining youth infrastructure & widening inequalities. We look at the strategy & the importance investing in youth services, health & young people’s voices.
ayph.org.uk/national-you...
ayph.org.uk/national-you...
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...
www.chiva.org.uk/professional...
December 18, 2025 at 12:38 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...
www.chiva.org.uk/professional...
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
hpvinform.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:24 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
hpvinform.com
A young women's experience of healthcare is a story for health professionals - created with young women and professionals, it sets out the simple things you can do to support young women accessing health services.
vimeo.com/1122917114
vimeo.com/1122917114
A young woman's experience of healthcare - training video
This is "A young woman's experience of healthcare - training video" by Laura Tinner on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who…
vimeo.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
A young women's experience of healthcare is a story for health professionals - created with young women and professionals, it sets out the simple things you can do to support young women accessing health services.
vimeo.com/1122917114
vimeo.com/1122917114
In a new blog Scarlett one of the AYPH Young Ambassadors shares her views on the gap between child and adult health services, setting out how young adult care is often forgotten and that at the centre of what is important is compassion and kindness.
ayph.org.uk/where-is-the...
ayph.org.uk/where-is-the...
Where is the young adult care? - ayph
In this blog AYPH Young Ambassador Scarlett talks about her experiences and the gap between child and adult health services
ayph.org.uk
December 12, 2025 at 11:57 AM
In a new blog Scarlett one of the AYPH Young Ambassadors shares her views on the gap between child and adult health services, setting out how young adult care is often forgotten and that at the centre of what is important is compassion and kindness.
ayph.org.uk/where-is-the...
ayph.org.uk/where-is-the...
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...
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
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...
You can find case studies of innovations and good practice examples supporting young people's health on our website.
ayph.org.uk/innovation-a...
Data shows that only 30% of young women in Scotland report having positive experiences with healthcare professionals.
youngwomenscot.org/research-rep...
Find out what can help in our short animation: A young woman's experience of healthcare
vimeo.com/1122917114?f...
youngwomenscot.org/research-rep...
Find out what can help in our short animation: A young woman's experience of healthcare
vimeo.com/1122917114?f...
A young woman's experience of healthcare - training video
This is "A young woman's experience of healthcare - training video" by Laura Tinner on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who…
vimeo.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Data shows that only 30% of young women in Scotland report having positive experiences with healthcare professionals.
youngwomenscot.org/research-rep...
Find out what can help in our short animation: A young woman's experience of healthcare
vimeo.com/1122917114?f...
youngwomenscot.org/research-rep...
Find out what can help in our short animation: A young woman's experience of healthcare
vimeo.com/1122917114?f...
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
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.
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
www.rcpch.ac.uk/resources/en...
November 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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...
www.rcpch.ac.uk/resources/en...
New @who.int competency & outcomes framework for adolescent health & wellbeing. The framework sets out the competencies and behaviours needed for health workers necessary to advance universal health coverage for adolescents.
www.who.int/publications...
www.who.int/publications...
Competency and outcomes framework for adolescent health and well-being
This document describes health workers’ competencies and behaviours necessary to advance universal health coverage for the world’s adolescents. The framework proposes an adolescent-specific adaptation...
www.who.int
November 18, 2025 at 11:51 AM
New @who.int competency & outcomes framework for adolescent health & wellbeing. The framework sets out the competencies and behaviours needed for health workers necessary to advance universal health coverage for adolescents.
www.who.int/publications...
www.who.int/publications...
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Want to develop skills in engaging children & young people in #ChildHealthResearch? New #CPDapproved course on 10 & 11 Dec (mornings, online) by AYPH co-delivered by young trainers. https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/education-careers/courses/cpd-approved-course/engaging-adolescents-young-adults-your-health
November 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Want to develop skills in engaging children & young people in #ChildHealthResearch? New #CPDapproved course on 10 & 11 Dec (mornings, online) by AYPH co-delivered by young trainers. https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/education-careers/courses/cpd-approved-course/engaging-adolescents-young-adults-your-health
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Great to be part of the recent @ayph.bsky.social 'Innovation & good practice in adolescent health' event & even better to have the @nihr.bsky.social-funded PANELS project included as a case study! ayph.org.uk/innovation-a...
More info: www.communityactionredbridge.org.uk/panels-project
More info: www.communityactionredbridge.org.uk/panels-project
November 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Great to be part of the recent @ayph.bsky.social 'Innovation & good practice in adolescent health' event & even better to have the @nihr.bsky.social-funded PANELS project included as a case study! ayph.org.uk/innovation-a...
More info: www.communityactionredbridge.org.uk/panels-project
More info: www.communityactionredbridge.org.uk/panels-project
It's #YouthWorkWeek. Youth workers, play an essential part in young people's health services, building relationships and making services welcoming.
#YouthWorkMatters
#YouthWorkMatters
November 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM
It's #YouthWorkWeek. Youth workers, play an essential part in young people's health services, building relationships and making services welcoming.
#YouthWorkMatters
#YouthWorkMatters
“Treatments and interventions may be designed and tested primarily on older adults, which means they may not always be safe, effective, or appropriate for younger populations.” Kirsty Blenkins, AYPH Deputy CEO quoted in the Guardian today.
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Low participation in medical trials puts millions of young people at risk
Exclusive: Data shows gen Z could miss out on new treatments because so few sign up for trials and studies in England
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October 20, 2025 at 10:31 AM
“Treatments and interventions may be designed and tested primarily on older adults, which means they may not always be safe, effective, or appropriate for younger populations.” Kirsty Blenkins, AYPH Deputy CEO quoted in the Guardian today.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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
To finish up Friday, here is another good practice example from our recent 'Innovations & good practice in adolescent health' event for #IAHW2025.
ONS figures show the teenage pregnancy rate has risen for the first time in 14 years. Young people want clear, non-judgmental information, easy access to confidential services & decision-makers to listen to their voices about their needs for their health & wellbeing
www.cypnow.co.uk/content/anal...
www.cypnow.co.uk/content/anal...
Rise in teenage pregnancies leads to calls for renewed focus by agencies - CYP Now
A first rise in the under-18 pregnancy rate for more than a decade has raised concerns among sexual health experts that service providers, educators and policymakers have become complacent and need to...
www.cypnow.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 11:06 AM
ONS figures show the teenage pregnancy rate has risen for the first time in 14 years. Young people want clear, non-judgmental information, easy access to confidential services & decision-makers to listen to their voices about their needs for their health & wellbeing
www.cypnow.co.uk/content/anal...
www.cypnow.co.uk/content/anal...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
At AYPH we advocate for adolescent health to be everyone’s business. With new guidance on RSHE being implemented in 2026, this #IAHW2025 we looked at the new guidance and asked young people for their views.
ayph.org.uk/rshe/
ayph.org.uk/rshe/
RSHE isn’t just a subject – It’s part of a whole system for adolescent health - ayph
RSHE isn’t just a subject – It’s part of a whole system for adolescent health
ayph.org.uk
October 14, 2025 at 12:06 PM
At AYPH we advocate for adolescent health to be everyone’s business. With new guidance on RSHE being implemented in 2026, this #IAHW2025 we looked at the new guidance and asked young people for their views.
ayph.org.uk/rshe/
ayph.org.uk/rshe/
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!
Involve young people in how you develop your services. It will make them better!
October 13, 2025 at 4:16 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!
Involve young people in how you develop your services. It will make them better!
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
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
We collaborated with South Yorkshire Digital Health Hub to develop a digital health charter for young adults. As a NHS 10 year health plan radical shift is analogue to digital, its vital we involve young people in digital health innovations that meet their distinctive needs.
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Beyond Assumptions - Young Adults and Digital Health
YouTube video by South Yorkshire Digital Health Hub
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October 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
We collaborated with South Yorkshire Digital Health Hub to develop a digital health charter for young adults. As a NHS 10 year health plan radical shift is analogue to digital, its vital we involve young people in digital health innovations that meet their distinctive needs.
youtu.be/HKU_3e7DES0
youtu.be/HKU_3e7DES0
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...
www.rcpch.ac.uk/education-ca...
October 7, 2025 at 4:34 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...
www.rcpch.ac.uk/education-ca...