The Association for Young People’s Health works to understand and meet the particular health and wellbeing needs of 10-25 year olds.
We want all young people to have the best possible health and equal access to high quality youth friendly services.
We deliver expert youth engagement and co-deliver training with young people like Milo.
We support health services to be youth friendly which is vital for young people like Mina.
We share good practice & support places to work with young people like Bob.
We increase understanding of the health inequalities that impact young people like Ella.
Recent articles
Introducing Youth Health Essentials
Young people’s health and the quality of their care often depends on whether professionals feel confident navigating communication, trust, development and the transition to adult services. Youth Health Essentials has been designed to make that capability easier to...
Supporting Young People with Alcohol Use
The new Clinical Guidelines for Alcohol Treatment, published by DHSC in 2025, represent a comprehensive national update to alcohol treatment guidance since the earlier ‘Orange Book’ era, over a decade ago. The chapter on children and young people marks an important...
Youth Matters – investing in youth services and young people’s voices
AYPH welcomes the publication of Youth Matters: The National Youth Strategy (December 2025), which recognises the growing pressures facing young people, including rising isolation, declining youth infrastructure and widening inequalities. The strategy sets out a...
Key Data on Young People
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of 11-15 year olds had never had a cigarette before trying vaping
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of 15 year olds drink alcohol at least once a week
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of 16-24 year olds report a long term physical or mental health condition
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of 15 year olds feel lonely often or always
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