Young People's Development Programme (YPDP)

The Young People's Development Programme (YPDP) was an innovative health programme for young people in England funded by the Department of Health which ran from 2004 to March 2007.

The aim of YPDP was to address risk behaviour in relation to teenage pregnancy, substance misuse and educational attainment through a long-term, broad-based developmental programme for young people aged 13-15.

27 pilot projects in different locations in England took part in the programme. Their valuable work has been evaluated by The Social Science Research Unit at The Institute of Education, University of London. The final evaluation report will be published in late 2007.

Young People’s Development Programme evaluation - Final report

Evaluation by researchers based at the Social Science Research Unit (SSRU) at the Institute of Education, University of London shows that the three-year Young People's Development Programme pilot to work with disadvantaged young people has reduced the numbers of temporary exclusions, contacts with the police and aspirations to be a teenage parent in participants. Read the article in full >>

The report is available from the Social Science Research Unit at the Institute of Education, University of London website >>

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