The guide, called Social Media Youth Participation in Local Democracy, is available in a pamphlet and online. Creating a blog, using social networking sites such as Facebook and uploading videos to YouTube are among the issues covered.
Jasmine Ali, head of the LGIU's Children Services Network, said: "Young people are using social media sites such as Facebook for around two and half hours a day. It is important that young people's professionals feel confident enough to communicate with them this way. It is no longer relevant to dismiss social media as being simply counter-culture."
The guide will also offer advice on including social networking communication in joint commissioning.
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