Youth Justice, Black Children and Young Men in Liverpool: A Story of Rac (ism), Identity and Contested Spaces By John Wainwright, Laura Robertson, Cath Larkins, Mick Mckeown, June 5, 2020 This study explores the experiences of the black children and young men that attended a Youth Offending Team (YOT) in Liverpool, a city in the North of England, UK. Topics Covered: BoysProfessionalsRace / ethnicityYoung person's voiceYouth Offending
Association for Young People’s Health (AYPH) – Be healthy animated film and booklet By Association for Young People’s Health, February 11, 2020 This animated film was created by a group of young people to highlight some of the issues they identified during their time as Health Advocates for the Be Healthy project. It consists of three short stories exploring three different stages of dealing with problems. The accompanying booklet addresses a variety of health-related issues and barriers Topics Covered: Accessing servicesAwareness RaisingLived ExperienceMental HealthProfessionals
Children’s Voices Research Report: Children and young people’s perspectives on the police’s role in safeguarding – young people’s version By University of Bedfordshire, February 11, 2020 This report provides an overview of research conducted by the University of Bedfordshire looking at what children and young people tell us about how the police respond to worries about their safety or wellbeing. Topics Covered: InspectoratesPolicingYoung person's voice
Association for Young People’s Health (AYPH) – A guide for young people supporting each other By Association for Young People’s Health, February 11, 2020 A guide for young people supporting each other from the Be Healthy project Topics Covered: Accessing servicesAwareness RaisingEarly HelpPeer supportYoung person's voice
Effectiveness of services for sexually abused children and young people Report 3: Perspectives of service users with learning difficulties or experience of care By Anita Franklin, Louise Bradley, Geraldine Brady, October 1, 2019 This report sets out the findings from a study commissioned by the Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse (CSA Centre), as part of a suite of work to expand the evidence base on how best to assess the effectiveness of services responding to child sexual abuse (CSA). Topics Covered: Child Sexual AbuseChildren in CareService ProvisionSpecial Educational Needs and Disability (SEND)Young person's voice
Making Noise: Children’s Voices for Positive Change after Sexual Abuse – Children’s experiences of help-seeking and support after sexual abuse in the family environment By University of Bedfordshire, NSPCC, April 20, 2017 This study was commissioned by the Children’s Commissioner for England and carried out in 2015/16 by staff from the International Centre: Researching Child Sexual Exploitation, Violence and Trafficking, in partnership with the NSPCC. It sought to elicit children and young people’s views and experiences of help-seeking and support after child sexual abuse (CSA) in the Topics Covered: Child Sexual AbuseParticipationYoung person's voice
Big up the bill By The Children’s Society, January 1, 2017 This report put together by young people who have come into contact with the police staff and have been supported by The Children’s Society specialist services, aims to highlight good examples of police work and encourages all police staff to develop the skills, knowledge and behaviours that will make them better at working with children Topics Covered: ParticipationPolicingYoung person's voice
Sexual Exploitation and Its Impact on Developing Sexualities and Sexual Relationships: The Need for Contextual Social Work Interventions By Carlene Firmin, Camille Warrington, Jenny Pearce, October 25, 2016 This article considers how young people’s developing sexualities are influenced by extra-familial social and cultural contexts, particularly in relation to experiences of sexual violence. It draws upon young people’s voices to illustrate the choices they make when they encounter, or engage with, exploitative contexts. Topics Covered: Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)Extra Familial HarmSexuality
Children’s Voices Research Report: Children and young people’s perspectives on the police’s role in safeguarding: a report for Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabularies By Helen Beckett, Camille Warrington, Elizabeth Ackerley, Debbie Allnock, December 1, 2015 This report provides an overview of research carried out on behalf of Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabularies on children and young people’s perspectives on the police’s role in safeguarding. Topics Covered: InspectoratesPolicingYoung person's voice
Making Justice Work: Experiences of criminal justice for children and young people affected by sexual exploitation as victims and witnesses By Helen Beckett, Camille Warrington, March 1, 2015 Making Justice Work is a one year participatory pilot research project, carried out by The International Centre: Researching Child Sexual Exploitation, Violence and Trafficking at The University of Bedfordshire. The research explored young people’s experiences of the criminal justice system in child sexual exploitation (CSE) cases and how these could be improved. Topics Covered: Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)Criminal justiceYouth Justice
