How to Know if You’re Really Including ‘Youth Voice’

A new brief from Portland State University’s Research and Training Center offers an overview of typical approaches to including young people in organizational planning and decision-making. Instead of focusing on the number of young people ‘at the table’ as a measure of success, adults are encouraged to track the number of decisions made that actually reflect young people’s input. New and existing tools for assessing the quality of youth involvement are described and available in the full article.

Read and download the brief here: 
https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1230&context=socwork_fac