Young Healthwatch
YMCA DownsLink Group’s e-wellbeing project has been commissioned through Healthwatch to talk to young people about their experiences with health and wellbeing. This could be about the services they have used and the impact on their mental health. We aim to find out what young people think is doing well, and also what they think needs improving. We do this in a number of ways, including youth-led projects, focus groups and listening labs. We then use our findings to cocreate and present youth-friendly content including videos, infographics, presentations, and modules on the e-wellbeing website, so that they are accessible to young people. We make sure that our findings are communicated to the people who run these services, so they know how to best support young people and help make their services as accessible as possible.
1. Masks
Over the last year face masks have become a part of everyday life for most of us.
2. Vaccines
We've heard a lot about different vaccines being developed for Covid-19 over the last year, and finally they have arrived! However, as with a lot things, there has been a lot of unhelpful and sometimes false information spread about vaccinations. Never fear, for we here at Young Healthwatch are here to help!
3. Sex and relationships
The topic of sex and relationships can be a tricky one at the best of times, but Covid-19 has only made things worse. We have put together some information to help you during this difficult times.
4. Myth busting
Unfortunately there have been a lot of myths and misinformation spread about Covid-19. Here at Young Healthwatch we aim to bust some of these myths in handy, bite-sized chunks. Why not check out the entire series?
That's all folks! Thank you for checking out everything we've made so far, check back soon for more content!
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Interested in reading some more in-depth research/reports Young Healthwatch has created? We've talked to young people about what they think the future of Health and Social Care services in Sussex should look like and explored the views and experiences of young people from BAME backgrounds around local sexual health services.