At the end of June 2022, East Sussex Community Voice (ESCV) launched a new guidance hub to collate one year’s worth of findings from youth engagement activities gathered through our Youth Inspect & Advise Group, a youth voice forum focused on mental health and wellbeing.
The group of 14 young people with a passion for change and experience of using East Sussex mental health (including school-based) services, have released some co-designed materials, toolkits and guidance reports aimed at helping practitioners (like teachers, youth workers and therapists) better support the needs of young people.
The youth voice and wellbeing hub, with website text written by young people, includes advice for professionals on issues spanning bullying, a whole-school approach, school transition, the design of services and the role of social media.
ESCV are an independent Community Interest Company (CIC) who deliver innovative youth voice and engagement initiatives that champion young people’s voices and work in partnership to create better outcomes for young people. We also deliver the Healthwatch and Young Healthwatch functions in East Sussex.