YIACS provide a combination of services under one roof to young people, including counselling, advice, information, outreach, and personal support (drop-in, befriending, informal support and sexual health). Youth Access members are diverse in terms of set-up and the services they provide, but share a holistic, multi-skilled and flexible approach to young people’s needs and a commitment to providing free, confidential and high quality services. Young people can get help with legal rights based problems such as housing and benefits alongside help for emotional and mental health difficulties. Read more about the unique services offered by YIACS >>

If you are a young person, carer, or professional looking for a service in your local area do have a look at the Youth Access Directory of Services available online.  It lists over 400 agencies that provide information, advice, counselling and support to young people (YIACS) across the UK.

If you are from a counselling or advice service which you don’t think is listed in our directory, please get in touch to help young people locate you. E-mail: admin@youthaccess.org.uk

Youth Access has been championing young people’s counselling and advice services for over 30 years! Our members are part of a strong and nationally respected network: join us to add your voice to the ongoing national debate.

Read the 6 reasons to join Youth Access in 2008 >>

Members are kept up to date with the essential developments in the sector, such as funding news, good practice and workforce issues, and more, through the monthly e-bulletin: request a sample copy.  Members also receive monthly mailings, briefings and publications, and are invited to national networking events such as our twice yearly Coordinators events, and to take part in Youth Access projects around counselling and rights based advice.

If you are involved in young people’s counselling or advice, why not think about joining us, either as an organisational member, or if you would like to keep in touch with sector developments, as a subscriber. For a chat about how membership could benefit you, please contact Youth Access’ membership secretary on 0208 772 9900, ex 27.

We run a programme of advice and counselling training events, in London and around the country. Our training is competitively priced and we can also provide in-house training which can be tailored to your agency’s individual needs.

Youth Access members save up to 50% on training fees and are regularly invited to free training events. Please click here to see our current training programme.  Get in touch if you would like to receive our free monthly training e-bulletin.

New funding from the Department of Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), the Department of Health (DH) and the Big Lottery Fund (BLF) is supporting Youth Access to embark on an exciting three year programme, aimed at supporting our members and enabling young people to have access to high quality services wherever they live.  Read more about our projects >>