Our Youth Advisory Board places children and young people at the heart of service design, delivery, and innovation.
Grounded in the Lundy Model of Participation, we ensure that young people have space, voice, audience, and influence in all aspects of our work.
Our Youth Advisory Board brings together two groups of young people so that we’re always hearing from young voices, whatever their age or stage
1.
Youth Action Group
Primary School-Aged
A safe, supportive space for younger children to share experiences, express ideas, and shape services in age-appropriate ways.
2.
Youth Advisory Board
Teens and Young Adults
A strategic group of teenagers and young adults with lived experience who contribute to service development, research, and sector-wide influence.
Through the Youth Advisory Board, our young people:
- Influence national research, policy, and practice
- Shape and improve Oasis’ internal services and interventions
- Develop confidence, skills, and leadership
- Ensure that services for children and young people affected by domestic abuse are informed by real experiences
“Being part of the Youth Advisory Board gives me a real voice. I can share my ideas and my creativity. It makes me feel heard and seen.”
Youth Advisory Board Member
Research & National Influence
This is how our young people have actively contributed to national research and practice development:
- Participated in the Attune Project with University of Oxford and seven other universities (2-year collab)
- Delivered presentations at national Attune conferences in Oxford and London
- Co-created a trauma-informed resource to support both individual and group interventions for children affected by domestic abuse
Building on this work, our young people helped develop “Validating Voices” group workshops for NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) young people affected by domestic abuse. This initiative also created a feedback loop into the original research, strengthening both practice and evidence. We are so proud of them!
Current Collaboration
Our Youth Advisory Board is now working with University of Stirling and the CAFADA research programme to:
- Refine a new safety and wellbeing outcomes tool
- Ensure it is meaningful, accessible, and reflective of lived experience
- Improve how outcomes are measured for children and young people affected by domestic abuse
