UK: The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport acknowledges that the Youth sector has faced challenges throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and the UK government is responding
Context
- COVID-19 impacted young people’s mental health significantly
- Anxiety levels are at a 12-year high
- Young people have seen the largest increase in unemployment
- The Attainment gap has widened due to a year of disrupted learning
- Government’s response to Youth Review 2022: a pledge to focus on young people in the recovery from COVID-19
- 2022 Youth Guarantee with £560 million funding
Youth Review 2022
- Review provides the direction for government to help young people by investing to develop their skills, creativity and energy
- Key part of this review was to engage with young people, to incorporate their opinions and experiences into both the policy-making and decision-making processes
- 6,000 young people responded about what they need from UK government
- to prioritize three things: regular clubs and activities, adventures away from home, and volunteering opportunities
- 1,700 youth sector organizations questioned
- More training for workers, to involve young people in decision-making about services, and funding to be better allocated to specialist services for young people with specific support needs
- Academics
- Identified challenges in showing the causal links between informal youth provision and positive outcomes, as clear as they might be on a 1-2-1 basis
- Recommended long-term studies and to consider common metrics techniques across the sector
Impact of Youth Review 2022
- Youth Guarantee: by 2025, every young person will have access to regular clubs and activities, adventures away from home and volunteering opportunities
- 3 strategic aims:
- “Levelling up” and expanding access to youth provision with £560 million investment over the next 3 years
- Supporting the youth sector workforce
- Listening to young people’s voices
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