2. Do your groundwork with the adults involved. Adults can be resistant to sharing power with children and young people and working with them as equal partners. You may need to do some work to achieve better inter-generational understanding, perhaps through team-building events and residentials. It's important to offer training and support to help adults work in child-centred ways.
3. Encourage decision makers to take it personally. It is vital to have political support for local participation work, otherwise children and young people's input may be overlooked, and they will feel disillusioned. Try to gain a personal commitment from department heads and other decision makers, and try to make sure that some form of youth involvement is embedded in local decision-making structures.
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