Development and testing of an assessment of youth/young adult voice in agency-level advising and decision making

Walker, Janet; Masselli, Brianne M.; Blakeslee, Jennifer E.; Baird, Caitlin; Thorp, Kristin

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.08.040

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“…The validity of the SSE has been verified in that psychological engagement was associated with positive experiences within activities and perceived impact related to youth activity involvement 51 . Previous confirmatory factor analysis has identified strong internal reliability of the YVAL 55 . Descriptive analyses of the YVAL and SSE are provided.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…At the outset, Halsall conducted a review of the literature examining YE research to identify the measures and approaches used to examine YE processes within organisations. A range of instruments were identified including instruments designed to measure YE, 51 youth–adult partnership, 52 sociopolitical control, 53 social responsibility 54 and youth voice 55 among others. These tools were presented to advisory members within a spreadsheet that compared validity and reliability scores, methods of collection, variables being measured as well as whether they reflected process or outcome indicators.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Advisory members then voted on the tools that they preferred. The tools chosen by the advisory members were the Snapshot Survey of Engagement tool 51 (SSE) and the Youth Voice at the Agency Level tool 55 (YVAL). Halsall also facilitated a discussion with advisory members of current issues in youth mental health advocacy.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…51 Previous confirmatory factor analysis has identified strong internal reliability of the YVAL. 55 Descriptive analyses of the YVAL and SSE are provided. 3 and 4.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Engaging young people within a collaborative knowledge mobilization network: Development and evaluation

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McCann

Armstrong

2021

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Background It is critical that mental health systems place a focus on prevention and early intervention focused on young people while integrating youth voice to guide priority directions. Objective This study was designed to better understand how youth advisories can be utilized to influence strategic directions within integrated knowledge mobilization networks operating within the youth mental health system. Design To support this objective, we reviewed the detailed stages of development in establishing a youth advisory within a national network designed to support the integration of youth services. We also engaged the advisory in a participatory evaluation process that examined the extent to which the network had created processes to include youth voice in decision‐making. Results Results from the surveys identified moderate to high levels of individual engagement as well as strong development of processes and procedures that support the inclusion of youth voice across the network. Discussion Major successes and challenges are presented and discussed with respect to the development of the advisory. The findings are useful for youth advocates and adult allies working to support youth engagement (YE) in knowledge mobilization to enhance the mental health services system. This study also contributes to research and evaluation efforts examining YE and represents an exemplar methodology for evaluating YE efforts at the system level. Patient or Public Contribution Young people as mental health service users and youth mental health advocates were involved in the design, data collection, analysis and interpretation of the data as well as the preparation of this manuscript.

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confidence: 91%

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confidence: 99%

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…51 Previous confirmatory factor analysis has identified strong internal reliability of the YVAL. 55 Descriptive analyses of the YVAL and SSE are provided. 3 and 4.…”

Section: Survey Collectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Engaging young people within a collaborative knowledge mobilization network: Development and evaluation

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McCann

Armstrong

2021

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“…Youth who possess strong bonds with their communities tend to invest more strongly in collectively shared standards and values (Cooper and Hays, 2007). Community members create and strengthen these bonds by providing sufficient and meaningful opportunities for youth to be involved in community life and development, as well as by bestowing upon youth essential skills trainings and vital recognition for their participation (Cooper and Hays, 2007;Walker et al, 2018;Zaff and Michelsen, 2002). Additionally, youth involvement in community development may have reciprocal effects on the communities themselves.…”

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confidence: 99%

Engaging youth for positive change: A quantitative analysis of participant outcomes

Bennett

Hays

2022

Education, Citizenship and Social

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Engaging Youth for Positive Change is a local civic engagement program focused on youth and young adults in the U.S. state of Illinois, and guides them through the process of adopting a local ordinance by working with their local city councils or other governing bodies. Researchers collected two waves of data from EYPC participants to quantitatively assess associations between program participation and changes in a variety of key factors relating to civic engagement. Initial findings indicate participants reported significant increases in variables associated with civic participation, including teamwork, leadership, and internal political efficacy. Furthermore, participants at more rigorous implementation sites reported significantly higher levels of critical civic engagement indicators compared to their peers at less rigorous implementation sites. This paper discusses EYPC in detail, findings from analyses and program evaluation, and concludes with a discussion on next steps regarding how EYPC and similar programs may enhance civic engagement among youth and young adult populations.

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Disadvantaged youth’s participation in collective decision making

Gazit

Perry‐Hazan

2020

Children and Youth Services Review

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Development and testing of an assessment of youth/young adult voice in agency-level advising and decision making

Cited by 4 publications

References 24 publications

Engaging young people within a collaborative knowledge mobilization network: Development and evaluation

Engaging young people within a collaborative knowledge mobilization network: Development and evaluation

Engaging youth for positive change: A quantitative analysis of participant outcomes

Disadvantaged youth’s participation in collective decision making

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