Despite their increasing use in health research, there is little systematic evidence on the methods and impacts associated with YPAGs. To address this gap, researchers conducted a scoping review of YPAGs in youth-focused health studies. They concluded with recommendations for best practice.

This framework provides principles, values, practical guidance and actions on how to meaningfully engage people with lived experience of mental health conditions and non-communicable diseases. It is designed to be practical and agile across different geographical settings, political and cultural contexts, and have various technical applications across policies, programmes and services.

Deputy Research Director Dan Robotham shares his experiences of working with the UKRI mental health research networks, the importance of multidisciplinary research, what we can learn from the research reaction to COVID, and #MentalHealthResearchMatters