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Find out more about the Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton - Youth Council and Forum Directory
Try the Directory search to find services in Hampshire or the useful websites in the right-hand menu. If you can't find the information you need or you'd like to tell us what's missing, please use the feedback form.
Useful websites
Hampshire sites
- Young people's version of the CYPP (
Adobe Acrobat Document, size 971Kb - download Acrobat Reader) - Hampshire children and young people's plan - Children's Services complaints leaflet- young people's version or adult version
- Childrens Fund - feedback
- Hampshire County Youth Council
National sites
- A national voice - run for and by young people who are or have been in care
British Youth Council the national youth council for young people aged under 26 in the UK. - The Office of the Children’s Commissioner to make sure your voice is heard by decision makers like politicians, carers, parents and the media
- British Youth Council
- Carnegie Young People Initiative - CYPI is an initiative of the Carnegie United Kingdom Trust, set up to increase the influence children and young people have over decisions that affect them.
- Changemakers - aim to stimulate enterprising minds, motivate active citizens and educate future leaders.
- Children's Rights Alliance for England - Young people get active where children and young people can get information about children's rights and how you can try to make change happen.
- Commission for Social Care Inspection - Passing it on Views of Children and Young People on the Government’s Guidelines for Sharing Confidential Information about them
- HeadsUp - an online debating space for under 18s to share their views on political issues and events.
- Help yourselves!- gives young people in Britain the chance to develop local projects and speak out on issues that affect them. This site could help you make a real difference to your town, village or community!
- National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS) - a UK charity providing children's rights and socio-legal services.
- UK Youth Parliament - aim to give the young people of the UK, between the age of 11 and 18 a voice, which will be heard and listened to by local and national government, providers of services for young people and other agencies who have an interest in the views and needs of young people.
- Young NCB (National Children's Bureau) - 14-18
- Youth Forum - The European Youth Forum is an international organisation established by national youth councils and international non-governmental youth organisations to represent the interests of young people from all over Europe.