Useful links

The following links provide useful youth participation resources - they include both web pages and PDF files.

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At the table
Lots of youth participation resources to download!

Building a Culture of Participation (PDF)
This is a good handbook for involving children and young people in policy, service planning, delivery and evaluation.

Measuring the magic
A report  on evaluating and researching young people's participation in public decision-making in the UK.

NSW Commission for Children and Young People
This site has a great toolkit called Checking the Scoreboard on assessing youth participation in your organisation.

Participation Works
An online gateway to the world of children and young people's participation.

Save the Children
Here you will find a comprehensive toolkit called So you want to consult with children?

Taking the Initiative Series
Maps activity to promote young people’s involvement in public decision making across the five countries of the UK and Ireland.

The Children’s and Young People’s Participation Learning Network
Seeks to stimulate thinking, policy and practice concerning children’s and young people’s participation.

The Freechild Project
Provides resources, training, and consultation to individuals and organizations interested in youth voice, youth-led activism, meaningful youth involvement, and youth-adult partnerships. The project has collected hundreds of examples of action that young people are leading in communities around the world.

The Kids' Toolbox - Now You're Talking
Has been developed as a resource primarily for internal use by council staff undertaking consultation on behalf of the Christchurch City Council. It can, however, be a useful resource for other government/ non-government organisations who wish to involve children’s perspectives in decision making.


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