By Richard McKeever
Community Links’ Mission Statement says that we “appreciate that those who experience a problem understand it best” and much of our work reflects this approach – none more so than the “Everyday Innovators” programme which encourages service users to generate their own ideas for using mainstream resources and budgets more effectively. These ideas are then tested and shared with policymakers and practitioners. In this context we believe that the best people to identify what teenage parents really want are the young people themselves.
LinksUK has published a short report detailing how service provision for young parents could be improved based on research by a group who are themselves young parents. You can download the Press Release, or read the research report printed copies available from LinksUK
