The National Youth Agency's Young People's Development Programme (YPDP) team has recently been conducting the first set of annual assessment visits with projects.
The YPDP is a Department of Health funded three-year health pilot co-ordinated by The NYA. The 27 pilot projects focus on areas of deprivation and are located in rural, seaside, former coalfields and urban settings across the nine Government Office regions in England.
The aim of the programme is to address risk-taking behaviour through a developmental programme for young people aged 13 to 15. This includes:
- reduced health risk behaviours, such as reduced alcohol and substance misuse;
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