New Youth Participation Research Summary, Handbook, and Quiz

Human service and educational agencies and systems often convene teams to work collaboratively on plans for serving children or youth. Unfortunately, it is often true that these plans are created for youth, with little input or buy-in from the young people themselves. The latest publication in the "youth participation" series, Involving Youth in Planning for Their Education, Treatment, and Services: Research Tells Us We Should Be Doing Better, summarizes available research indicating that involving youth meaningfully and successfully in planning for their own future is possible and provides benefits for youth and their families. You may order 5 or more printed copies of the 12-page booklets for $0.95 each (includes shipping) via our Publications page, or you can download the PDF.

Another recent publication, Best Practices for Increasing Meaningful Youth Participation in Collaborative Team Planning, shares some information about how to create plans with youth, so that youth will see the plans as a means to help them move towards important life goals. You may order 5 or more printed copies of the 8-page booklets for $0.75 each (includes shipping) via our Publications page, or you can download the PDF.

Does your organization support meaningful youth participation in collaborative team planning? A recent 14-item Self-Assessment Quiz can help you identify your organization's strengths regarding youth participation, as well as areas in which you can do more. You may order 5 or more printed copies of the Quizzes for $0.35 each (includes shipping) via our Publications page, or you can download the PDF.