There are many merits of a collaborative approach which encourages dialogue and problem solving with young people to improve access together.

As recognised by the Department of Health’s CYP IAPT programme, this is crucial in order to increase acceptability and engagement, and to have better outcomes for young people.

Click here to reveal some of the benefits for children and young people.

Further information about how a collaborative approach can be embedded into your organisation is available from National Youth Agency - Hear by Right [8].