CYP Now - Creativity with comics helps young people to share their care experiences

A group of looked-after children from Knowsley undertook a 12-week course to develop zines depicting their experiences, gaining a qualification at the end of it.

Participants reported a number of benefits to taking part, including improved confidence and attention spans. Picture: Alena Yakusheva/Adobe Stock

Provider Comics corner for looked-after children

Name Comics Youth CIC

Comics Youth CIC (community interest company) has been working with a group of looked-after children in Knowsley, aged 8-17 years, to design and develop a zine, along with working towards an accredited qualification.

The 12-week project was funded by Public Health and developed by Knowsley Council with support from local schools.

The project enabled the young people to express their voice through the creation of a comic focusing on their experiences of education, after-school provision and the stigma associated with being in council care.

A total of 38 young people participated in the project, of which 30 achieved an AQA qualification in the Introduction to Comics.

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