Resource Library · Centre for Youth Voice

Toolkit / guideCYV

Amplify Icebreaker Toolkit

Amplify / Regional Youth Work Units · 2026

Systematic review

Between promise and practice: a scoping review of the democratic outcomes of youth participation in local governance

Ramos, Tavares & da Cruz · 2026

Framework / standards

Our 6-Step Methodology (youth-led research)

Restless Development · 2026

Systematic review

Participatory Research with Children and Young People: a systematic umbrella review

McCafferty, Crowe, Schubotz & Miller, Queen's University Belfast · 2026

Toolkit / guide

Participatory Toolkit: Participatory Research with Young People

London Metropolitan University · 2026

Academic paper

The Impact of Young People's Participation on Local Government Decision-Making in England

Josh Harsant · 2026

Toolkit / guide

Youth voice in policymaking

Department for Culture, Media and Sport · 2026

Toolkit / guide

AIM The Right Way: checklists for Accessible, Inclusive and Meaningful participation

Scottish Youth Parliament (The Right Way) · 2025

Decision-maker record

Children's Commissioner for Wales annual reports: Welsh Government responses (2017/18–2024/25)

Welsh Government · 2025

Toolkit / guide

Community Research Toolkit: A Toolkit for Collaboration

Childhood Development Initiative (hosted by QUB) · 2025

Independent evaluation

Evaluation of the UK Youth Parliament

IFF Research, for DCMS · 2025

Decision-maker record

Government response to the Youth Select Committee report: social media and youth violence

HM Government · 2025

Toolkit / guide

How to do CRWIAs The Right Way: involving young people in Children's Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessments

Scottish Youth Parliament (The Right Way) · 2025

Toolkit / guideCYV

Involving Young People: A Toolkit for Peer Research

Partnership for Young London / CYV · 2025

Toolkit / guide

Meaningful Participation and Engagement of Children and Young People: Principles and Guidelines

Children in Scotland · 2025

Case studyCYV

More Than a Survey: What It Really Means to Involve Young People in Policy

Centre for Youth Voice (Youth Ambassador case study) · 2025

Toolkit / guide

Participatory Budgeting in School and Youth Settings (briefing paper)

Shared Future CIC · 2025

Framework / standards

Principles of Participation with Children and Young People – NI Executive Departments

Northern Ireland Executive / Department of Education NI · 2025

Evidence review

UK Youth Parliament (House of Commons Library research briefing CBP-10138)

Richard Kelly, House of Commons Library · 2025

Independent evaluation

#iwill Fund Impact Evaluation and Learning Contract: First Interim Report

Dartington Service Design Lab, Renaisi-TSIP, YMCA George Williams College & Ipsos, for The National Lottery Community Fund and DCMS · 2024

Systematic review

A rapid realist review of co-production in mental health services for youth

Jones, Waring, Wright & Fenton, University of Birmingham · 2024

Toolkit / guide

CBA Youth Advisory Board Toolkit

Council for British Archaeology · 2024

Framework / standards

Hear by Right: Youth Participation Framework and Self-Assessment (2024)

National Youth Agency · 2024

Decision-maker record

Hearing feedback, accepting criticism and building a better Ofsted: the response to the Big Listen

Ofsted · 2024

Toolkit / guide

Leveraging the Power of Youth in Evaluation: A Practical Guide to Meaningfully Engaging Youth in Evaluation Processes

UNFPA Evaluation Office / EvalYouth · 2024

Toolkit / guide

Listening and engaging with care experienced individuals: A good practice guide

Local Government Association · 2024

Systematic review

Positive impacts of adolescent involvement in health research: an umbrella review

Warraitch et al., Trinity College Dublin · 2024

Decision-maker record

Progressing the human rights of children in Scotland: action plan 2021–2024 – end of plan report

Scottish Government · 2024

Independent evaluation

Review of the 9 cycles of the EU Youth Dialogue (2010–2022)

Irina Lonean & Lieve Bradt, for the EU–Council of Europe Youth Partnership · 2024

Framework / standards

Standards for enhancing meaningful engagement of youth in evaluation – Youth organizations

Eval4Action / EvalYouth · 2024

Learning reportCYV

The Centre for Youth Voice: project discovery consultation summary

Centre for Youth Voice · 2024

Toolkit / guide

The Young Researchers' Programme Resource Guide

University of Bath Public Engagement Unit · 2024

Toolkit / guide

Youth Voice: Youth boards and governance

Arts Council England · 2024

Academic paper

'We know that our voices are valued, and that people are actually going to listen': co-producing an evaluation of a young people's research advisory group (eyeYPAG)

Brady, Miller, McFarlane-Rose, Noor, Noor & Dahlmann-Noor, Moorfields Eye Hospital / UCL · 2023

Framework / standards

'You're Welcome': establishing youth-friendly health and care services

Department of Health and Social Care / OHID · 2023

Framework / standardsCYV

A Framework of Outcomes for Young People 3.0

YMCA George Williams College (formerly Centre for Youth Impact) · 2023

Evidence review

Child participation in decision making (OECD Education Working Paper No. 301)

OECD · 2023

Decision-maker record

Children and young people's voices matter: progress report (actions following the 2022 Cabinet meeting with children and young people)

Scottish Government · 2023

Method guide

Contribution Analysis (Better Evaluation overview)

Better Evaluation (method originated by John Mayne)

Systematic review

Is there a place for children in the making of public policy? Insights from the research evidence

Stenvall, Kurki & Virtanen · 2023

Toolkit / guide

Making Boards accessible to young people: 12 steps to a youth-friendly Board/strategic meeting

Scottish Youth Parliament (The Right Way) · 2023

Learning report

Meaningful Youth Engagement in Evaluation: Lessons from UNFPA experience

UNFPA Evaluation Office · 2023

Method guide

Measuring impact of the Child Participation Assessment Tool: outcome indicators and guidance for data collection

Gerison Lansdown & Roberta Ruggiero, Council of Europe · 2023

Method guide

Outcome Harvesting (Better Evaluation overview)

Better Evaluation (method originated by Ricardo Wilson-Grau)

Independent evaluation

Outcomes for young people involved in the Peer Action Collective

Centre for Children and Young People's Participation (UCLan) and Institute for Connected Communities (UEL), led by Cath Larkins and Darren Sharpe · 2023

Toolkit / guide

Practical Ideas for Participatory Grantmaking (Participatory Grantmaking Toolkit)

Camden Giving and London Funders · 2023

Systematic review

Reporting involvement activities with children and young people in paediatric research: a framework analysis

Preston, Biglino, Harbottle, Dalrymple, Stalford & Beresford · 2023

Toolkit / guide

Voices of Refugee Youth: A Participatory Research Toolkit

Jigsaw, Refugee Education UK and UNHCR · 2023

Decision-maker record

Welsh Youth Parliament end-of-term session with the First Minister (Senedd record)

Senedd Cymru · 2023

Learning report

Working as a co-researcher: Shaping young people's mental health research

McPin Foundation · 2023

Toolkit / guide

Youth co-research toolkit

Young and Resilient Research Centre, Western Sydney University · 2023

Independent evaluation

Youth Engagement Impact Study: Final Report

Ecorys UK with Participation People, for DCMS · 2023

Independent evaluation

Youth participation in HeadStart: young people's perspectives

Dolaty, Stapley & Deighton, Evidence Based Practice Unit (Anna Freud / UCL), published by The National Lottery Community Fund · 2023

Toolkit / guide

A practical guide to embedding young trustees in your governance

Our Bright Future / The Wildlife Trusts · 2022

Toolkit / guide

Do it Yourself Manual: developing participatory budgeting in schools and in the community

Youth PB Accelerator (Shared Future CIC and partners) · 2022

Academic paper

Listening, acting and changing UK policy with children: learning from European examples and theories of children's agency

Cath Larkins, University of Central Lancashire · 2022

Case study

Participation through the Pandemic

Children in Scotland · 2022

Evidence review

Statement on Children's Rights in Northern Ireland 3 (SOCRNI 3)

Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People · 2022

Toolkit / guide

Ten Top Tips for researchers working with young people

NIHR ARC Greater Manchester YPAG · 2022

Case study

Us Girls Wales: Peer Research

StreetGames · 2022

Toolkit / guide

Weaving a Collective Tapestry: A Funders' Toolkit for Child and Youth Participation

Elevate Children Funders Group · 2022

Evidence reviewCYV

Young People's Participation in Decision-Making: UK 2022 survey report

Centre for Youth Impact · 2022

Toolkit / guide

Young Researchers: Guidance

Barnardo's (Brady & Graham; hosted by University of Hertfordshire) · 2022

Decision-maker record

Youth Review: summary findings and government response

Department for Culture, Media and Sport · 2022

Toolkit / guide

Youth Voice & Participation Toolkit

Sefton Council · 2022

Framework / standardsCYV

Youth voice: what exactly are we talking about? A typology of youth voice (v2.0)

Centre for Youth Impact · 2022

Independent evaluation

An evaluation of the Bright Spots programme

Lewis, Selwyn et al., Rees Centre, University of Oxford, with Coram Voice · 2021

Academic paper

Beyond the familiar challenges for children and young people's participation rights: the potential of activism

E. Kay M. Tisdall & Patricio Cuevas-Parra, University of Edinburgh · 2021

Systematic review

Children and young people's contributions to public involvement and engagement activities in health-related research: a scoping review

Rouncefield-Swales, Harris, Carter et al., Edge Hill University · 2021

Systematic review

Co-production within child and adolescent mental health: a systematic review

Michael John Norton · 2021

Toolkit / guide

Involving children and young people as advisors in research: Top tips and essential key issues for researchers

NIHR INVOLVE · 2021

Framework / standards

National Framework for Children and Young People's Participation in Decision-making

Hub na nÓg / DCEDIY (Ireland), with Prof Laura Lundy · 2021

Toolkit / guide

Young Person's Advisory Group (YPAG) Toolkit

eYPAGnet / NIHR GenerationR Alliance · 2021

Learning report

Youth Participatory Grant-Making in Sierra Leone: Lessons from the Tar Kura Initiative

Fund for Global Human Rights with Purposeful · 2021

Academic paper

Children and Young People's Participation Rights: looking backwards and moving forwards

Christina McMellon & E. Kay M. Tisdall, University of Edinburgh · 2020

Toolkit / guide

Evaluating Participation: A guide for professionals

YoungMinds (commissioned by NHS England) · 2020

Toolkit / guide

Involving Young People in Organisational Governance: A Good Practice Guide

Our Bright Future (The Wildlife Trusts) · 2020

Toolkit / guide

Listen – Act – Change: Council of Europe Handbook on children's participation

Council of Europe · 2020

Toolkit / guide

Participatory Budgeting in Schools: A Toolkit for Youth Democratic Action

Great Cities Institute, University of Illinois Chicago · 2020

Toolkit / guide

Rewarding Participation: Transforming participation across young people's mental health

YoungMinds (commissioned by NHS England) · 2020

Academic paper

'They sat and actually listened to what we think about the care system': participation, consultation, peer research and co-production with young people in and leaving care

Dixon, Ward & Blower, University of York · 2019

Toolkit / guide

Co-designing with young people: The fundamentals

Orygen (Australia) · 2019

Independent evaluation

Evaluation of participatory budgeting activity in Scotland 2016–2018

Glasgow Caledonian University (Yunus Centre), for the Scottish Government · 2019

Toolkit / guide

Factsheet #8: Young Inspectors

Council for Disabled Children · 2019

Academic paper

Impacts of adolescent and young adult civic engagement on health and socioeconomic status in adulthood

Ballard, Hoyt & Pachucki · 2019

Toolkit / guide

Quality Assurance: National Participation Standards and Young Inspectors Training (Child Friendly Cardiff Participation Toolkit, section 6)

Young Wales / Child Friendly Cardiff · 2019

Academic paper

Space, Voice, Audience and Influence: the Lundy model in child welfare practice

Kennan, Brady & Forkan, NUI Galway · 2019

Toolkit / guide

Toolkit for Delivering Participatory Budgeting for Youth in Cities

COM'ON Europe (Erasmus+) · 2019

Framework / standards

UK Standards for Public Involvement

NIHR and partners across the four UK nations · 2019

Decision-maker record

Youth inspection report: Northern Ireland Youth Forum

Education and Training Inspectorate, Northern Ireland · 2019

Toolkit / guide

All together now: a toolkit for co-production with young people

HeadStart Wolverhampton / City of Wolverhampton Council (hosted by Boingboing) · 2018

Toolkit / guide

Deciding Together: Shifting Power and Resources Through Participatory Grantmaking

GrantCraft / Candid · 2018

Academic paper

In defence of tokenism? Implementing children's right to participate in collective decision-making

Laura Lundy, Queen's University Belfast · 2018

Academic paper

The dilemmas and opportunities of partnership working with young people in the police service (Youth Commissions)

Samantha Burns · 2018

Independent evaluation

Tusla's Programme for Prevention, Partnership and Family Support: Children's Participation Work Package – final report

Tierney, Kennan, Forkan, Brady & Jackson, UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway · 2018

Case study

Youth-Led Programme Evaluation (PeacePlayers Northern Ireland)

PeacePlayers International – Northern Ireland · 2018

Method guide

A Field Guide to Ripple Effects Mapping

Scott Chazdon et al., University of Minnesota · 2017

Method guide

Circuit 2013–2017: a review of the evaluation structures and practices

Hannah Wilmot, for Tate (Circuit programme, funded by Paul Hamlyn Foundation) · 2017

Toolkit / guide

Guided by Young Voices: How to include young people on your board and in your decision making processes

Roundhouse (with Arts Council England) · 2017

Toolkit / guide

Involving children and young people in specialised commissioning

RCPCH with NHS England · 2017

Independent evaluation

Report on evaluating the extent and impact of young people's involvement in research

Jenny Preston & Louca-Mai Brady, for the James Lind Initiative and NIHR CRN Children (GenerationR) · 2017

Toolkit / guide

The Fifteen Steps Challenge: a children and young people's toolkit

NHS England · 2017

Framework / standards

The Right Way: A Children's Rights Approach in Wales

Children's Commissioner for Wales · 2017

Independent evaluation

Youth Lead the Change: participatory budgeting (Boston) – evaluation report

Augsberger, Collins, Gecker, Lusk & Dougher, Boston University · 2017

Toolkit / guide

A guide to good practice in the structure and running of a children in care council

National Children's Bureau with A National Voice · 2016

Independent evaluation

An evaluation of the NHS England Youth Forum

Whiting, Roberts, Etchells, Evans & Williams, University of Hertfordshire · 2016

Framework / standards

Child Participation Assessment Tool

Council of Europe · 2016

Toolkit / guide

Comhairle na nÓg Toolkit (2nd edition)

Department of Children and Youth Affairs (Ireland) · 2016

Independent evaluation

Evaluating Youth Social Action – final report

Behavioural Insights Team, for the Cabinet Office · 2016

Toolkit / guide

Grant making through Participatory Budgeting: A 'How To' Guide for Community Led Organisations

PB Partners for Scottish Government Community Choices (hosted by Community Places NI) · 2016

Decision-maker record

Pupil participation: a best practice guide (thematic report)

Estyn · 2016

Toolkit / guide

Bitesize guide to setting up a Youth Forum in Health Services across England

NHS England and British Youth Council (hosted by Chilypep) · 2015

Independent evaluation

Evaluation of legislation, policy and practice on child participation in the European Union

Day, Percy-Smith, Ruxton et al., Ecorys UK, for the European Commission DG Justice · 2015

Case study

Mystery Shopper: young people's assessment of health services against You're Welcome (Children's Trust Board report)

Nottinghamshire County Council · 2015

Toolkit / guide

The NHS Youth Forum's Top Tips to Involve Young People in Healthcare Planning

NHS England Youth Forum / British Youth Council (hosted by Chilypep) · 2015

Method guide

A Toolkit for Monitoring and Evaluating Children's Participation (Booklets 1–6)

Gerison Lansdown & Claire O'Kane; Save the Children with UNICEF, Plan International, World Vision and CWC · 2014

Method guide

PiiAF: The Public Involvement Impact Assessment Framework Guidance

Jennie Popay & Michelle Collins (eds) with the PiiAF Study Group (Lancaster, Liverpool, Exeter) · 2014

Framework / standards

7 Golden Rules for Participation

Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland · 2013

Method guide

Evaluating Participation: a guide and toolkit for health and social care practitioners

Gary McGrow & Lesley Greenaway, Scottish Health Council · 2013

Evidence review

Youth Participation in Democratic Life – final report (EACEA 2010/03)

Cammaerts, Bruter, Banaji, Harrison & Anstead, LSE, for the European Commission · 2013

Toolkit / guide

How to involve children and young people in commissioning

Participation Works (National Children's Bureau); hosted by Chilypep · 2012

Academic paper

Why Youth Participation? Some justifications and critiques of youth participation using New Labour's youth policies as a case study

Rys Farthing · 2012

Learning report

Toolkits, guides and evidence for youth participation