CYP Now - Young people demand greater access to local youth services

More than half of young people want greater access to youth services in a bid to improve their mental health and sense of inclusion in their communities, new research from the National Youth Agency (NYA) reveals.

Young people aged 16- and 17 want access to services which boost careers skills. Picture: Jacob Lund/Adobe Stock

Some 51% of young people asked, want more youth work that offers fun activities in their local area, increasing to 57% among 18-and 19-year-olds and dropping to 45% among 16- and 17-year-olds.

One in 10 young people polled said there are “no options at all” to access youth services in their area, while 66% said that there are “very few” or “some, but not enough”.

Just 16% reported that there are “plenty of options” near to where they live.

The findings come from a survey of 1,170 young people, commissioned by the NYA and carried out by Savanta earlier this year.

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