Lessons and resources from the Pears ICS Youth Learning network project.

This project unfolded during a period of major uncertainty across the NHS, with regions frequently describing themselves as being in a ‘period of limbo’. Long-term planning for youth voice initiatives was challenging due to several factors, including structural reorganisation, stretched budgets, and precarious funding for youth workers.

Despite this, valuable youth voice work continued with dedicated professionals across the regions, who adapted, finding resilient ways to keep youth engagement on the agenda. This page brings together the project’s learning, resources and examples of what helped in practice.