Policy and Research
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Preventing Crises: Effective Interventions to Support Children and Young People’s Mental Health Wellbeing
YMCA, in its latest report, has issued an urgent call on the escalating mental health crisis among children and young people.
Trapped in the Cost of Living Crisis: YMCA Report Reveals Desperate Choices Of Our Nation’s Young People
New research released today by YMCA paints a stark picture of the challenges and harsh truth imposed by the ongoing cost of living crisis, particularly affecting young individuals in supported housing.
YMCA Identifies Key Barriers Preventing Build of Crucial Affordable Housing and Calls for Change
A new report published today by YMCA highlights how organisations that aim to provide affordable housing are facing many challenges in their efforts to relieve the ongoing housing crisis.
YMCA Issues Urgent Plea Ahead of General Election: Safeguard Youth Services Before It’s Too Late
During a critical election year, YMCA once again issues an urgent call to Government for a united effort to safeguard the future of youth services and young people.
Now’s Our Chance: YMCA Releases Manifesto for Young People Ahead of General Election
Using the timely call to action of “Now’s Our Chance,” YMCA emphasises the critical need for comprehensive and targeted policies to address the challenges faced by young people, families, and communities.
Our Policy and Research work aims at giving young people a voice
Our policy work
General Election Manifesto: Now’s our chance
Now’s our chance to get the next government to put young people and communities at the heart of their vision and deliver real change. We want everyone to have a fair chance to discover who they are and what they can become.
APPG on Youth Affairs
YMCA England & Wales helps to run the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Youth Affairs.
Coalition memberships
The Back Youth Alliance is a collaboration of senior leaders and youth representatives from some of the UK’s leading youth charities, working together to present a coherent voice to decision-makers with and for young people.
The Plan for the 136k is the youth and homelessness sector’s campaign to end youth homelessness, lobbying the Government to create a cross-departmental strategy to end youth homelessness which addresses the issues of prevention, housing, and finances.
The Early Education and Childcare Coalition is a collective which unites the voices of all those with a stake in the future of early education and care – children, parents, providers, the early education workforce, and the wider business community. The coalition campaigns for government policy and funding change to rescue and reform the early education and childcare sector, for the benefit of everyone.
The Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition is a collaborative network of mental health organisations, youth support services, educational institutions, and concerned individuals, dedicated to advocating for and influencing policy change in relation to the mental health needs of babies, children, and young people.
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