The association, which formed in February this year with the aim of supporting health professionals who work with adolescents, held a workshop with young people last week to thrash out ideas for how teenagers could get involved in its work.
Ideas suggested by 10 young people who took part included getting teenagers to help provide training for children's professionals and visits to youth clubs and schools by health workers.
Emma Rigby, the chief executive of the association, said the aim of the day was to "look at how the association engages with young people".
The workshop, which involved a group of 10- to 18-year-olds, examined the four strands that are the focus of the association's activities: advocacy; information; research; and training. The outcomes of the day are now being used to put together a participation strategy that the association hopes will form the basis of its work with young people.
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