The outcomes and impact of youth advice

19 Dec 2011

This report is intended as a one-stop evidence resource for anyone wishing to understand the adverse impact of social welfare problems and the beneficial impact of youth advice services on young people’s lives.

This report can support:

  • Providers developing advice services for young people to inform their models of delivery and can enrich applications for funding;
  • Policy-makers in the legal and youth sectors to inform their policies, priorities and strategies;
  • Funders to ensure they focus their limited funding on projects that have been designed on the basis of the evidence available;
  • Researchers with an interest in the subject to inform further research.

The report may be particularly relevant in the current context of widespread local authority cuts to youth advice services and Government plans to reduce the scope and funding of civil legal aid.