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

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...

Last few places for our upcoming 'Innovation & good practice in adolescent health' event on the 30th of September. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/innovation... Join us at this CPD certified event and hear about innovative approaches to improve young people's health in local areas. Sessions include:

Join us on the 30th September to find out about innovations and good practice in adolescent health.

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...

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...

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...

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

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-...

Does the new NHS 10-Year plan deliver for young people? In our new blog AYPH Evidence and Policy Lead, Kirsty Blenkins reflects on the publication of the NHS 10 Year plan last week and shares messages from our young ambassadors. ayph.org.uk/does-the-new...

CYPMHC has published a review of whole school approaches to mental health & wellbeing. The report reviews current government guidance and assesses how it can be strengthened to better support educational settings.  cypmhc.org.uk/publications...

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

Great to support AYPH Young Trainers to share their perspectives on of health and employment at the #WorkHealthSummit today. www.lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat...

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...

At #NHSConfedExpo ? Get over to Stand 39 and meet the fab RCPCH&Us & find out about the RCPCH Engagement Academy. The Academy offers bespoke training, coaching & engagement packages to help services for 0-25 year olds develop and thrive, including training from AYPH! www.rcpch.ac.uk/resources/en...

That concludes our webinar 🙌 Thank you for joining us and don't forget you can find more information about our work here: www.ayph.org.uk

"Professionals who help me the most are those who see my whole life."

"Puberty changes can be tricky for anyone, but if you have a medical condition it can be harder, affecting your body in a different way."

Next up AYPH Young Ambassador, Vanora shares their reflections on their own experiences of puberty as a young person with a long term health condition.

In conclusion: o Society has a responsibility to children & adolescents to improve efforts to protect their health with their involvement - a paradigm shift is needed to properly map out policy & practices change required

Why does puberty matter to adolescent health? o All these changes can impact wellbeing o Additionally, pubertal timing (early/ late) has implications for health outcomes

Why does puberty matter to adolescent health? o Internal changes are experienced by individual altering way they feel, think & behave o External changes affect how individuals regard their bodies & how others react to them affecting how they feel, think & behave

Puberty & adolescent health in diverse & shifting socio-cultural climates o Facing diverse & shifting sociocultural climates that may enhance anxiety & sense of isolation o Exposure to harmful social media particularly problematic o Minority stress risk

Puberty & adolescent health in diverse & shifting socio-cultural climates o Desire to explore and experiment for some young people o Need for acceptance & support from peers, family, community & society while doing so

Puberty & adolescent health in the changing digital world o Imagery on social media amplifying body image issues at time when body changing o Photoshopping & AI effects – unreality of expectations o Social imagery increasing anxiety around popularity o Constancy of exposure – mental health effects

War and conflict: o Affects lived experience of puberty o Puberty may be accelerated due to stress o Puberty may be delayed due to undernutrition o Environmental pollution impacts due to war past & present

Puberty & adolescent health in times of war & conflict: 468 million (1 in 6) children worldwide live in areas affected by war/ armed conflict, (Save the Children, 2023) 2024 'one of the worst years in UNICEF’s history' for children in conflict.

Health effects occur during adolescence & may also be long term

Impact of puberty on adolescent health is complex & depends on individual & social, cultural, structural, economic, climatic factors

While biology of puberty is universal, lived experience of puberty is diverse & varies between individuals

Next Professor Candace Currie explores the biological process of puberty, why it affects adolescent health, the diverse lived experience of puberty & how we can support young people & their health during puberty.

We kick off the webinar with a welcome from our co-chairs Claire Bethel AYPH Chair of Trustees & AYPH Young Trainers, Angela, NJ & Michelle

We're about to go live for our webinar exploring puberty and adolescent health!

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

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...

The Department for Education is calling for evidence to help shape future safeguarding policy for Out-of-School Settings (OOSS). They are seeking input on existing safeguarding practices in OOSS & options to strengthen safeguarding across the sector. consult.education.gov.uk/out-of-schoo...

Chiva has responded to a report warning that funding reductions for HIV Voluntary services will leave people living with and affected by HIV without vital support and services. Read their response here: www.chiva.org.uk/funding-cuts...

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.

Join us at 4pm on Tuesday the 3rd of June at our free AYPH member webinar to learn more about puberty and consider what factors shape the experience for young people and how that impacts their health and wellbeing. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/puberty-bi...

This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek @nihr-phirst.bsky.social shares 5 key considerations to make when commissioning mental health services for 16 - 25 year olds.

On June 3rd I am part of an AYPH webinar looking at #puberty, its role in #adolescent #health and multilevel social and cultural influences on its timing and how it is experienced by adolescents. Details on how to join below

We will be working with Foundations to help develop their Outcomes Framework and Measures Database to ensure that their work is focused on the most important outcomes for vulnerable children and young people. foundations.org.uk/our-work/cur...

Twenty five years on from the implementation of the Labour Government's Teenage Pregnancy Strategy, which saw a 72% decline in the under-18 conception rate, Alison Hadley, a member of the AYPH Advisory Council, highlights some key findings and makes some asks for action. ayph.org.uk/the-teenage-...

As new ways of managing personal data emerge, it is vital that children and young people's interests are fully protected. AYPH’s new report, Supporting Children and Young People’s Interests within Data Trusts, explores how data trusts could offer a way forward. ayph.org.uk/supporting-y...

Supporting Children & Young People in Data Trusts for Health Research webinar. Drawing on relevant frameworks & roles, this event will share key insights, highlight good practice & consider the role of young people in shaping data governance for health research. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/representi...

Call for applications for free online @who.int training on the Urban Health Capacity Assessment & Response Resource Kit. This training provides essential tools to collaboratively assess and enhance capacities across multiple sectors, improving urban health and wellbeing. www.who.int/news-room/ar...

If you are in local government and have an existing public health intervention that has the potential to impact on health you can apply for a fully-funded PHIRST academic team to work in partnership with you to produce an evaluation.

The Under 16 Cancer Patient Experience Survey informs how the NHS delivers cancer services and aims to improve outcomes for children affected by cancer. If you receive a survey in the post, have your say on the support NHS provides #U16CancerPatientSurvey www.under16cancerexperiencesurvey.co.uk

A new article published in the BMJ, written by Helen Cowan, a lecturer in adult nursing & carer, looks at the importance of transitions of care for patients and the need for compassionate care. www.bmj.com/content/389/...

New digital youth work standards launched by the National Youth Agency. The standards aim to help youth workers harness digital technology to enhance young people's outcomes. nya.org.uk/digital-yout...