New research from @ukyouth has found some alarming statistics about the impact of the #costofliving crisis. 📢 54% of young people say their mental health has been negatively affected. 76% of young people are concerned about employment opportunities. 👉 ukyouth.org/costofliving/

"Where do you come from?!".. In this blog post I reflect on experiences I have had of racial violence and my identity. This one took me a few weeks to press that publish button! Please read and share with your networks. alormele.com/2023/06/09/whe…

Find out more about the MA Youth and Community Leadership programme (with JNC) and meet with tutors and current stunts at this event

Great to have the opportunity to hear my colleague Naomi Alormele 🇬🇭 speaking at the Centre for the Advancement of Racial Equality (CARE) conference at UniofNorthampton

Congratulations to the wonderful Christine Collymore who won the Learning and Teaching award for Excellence in Inclusion and Belonging!! And the overall winner in this category!! So well deserved and Well done! Uni of Northampton Health, Education & Society Dr Jacob Saranga

Another day on Twitter and another of my Social Care colleagues getting the recognition they deserve, well done Christine 🎉 Naomi Alormele 🇬🇭 Jodie Low

🌍🌟 It’s International #YouthDay! A chance to celebrate & showcase young changemakers. How are you supporting UK youth to create a brighter, more inclusive future for all? #IYD23 #YouthLead The National Lottery Community Fund

It was #InternationalYouthDay on Saturday, the theme covering the environment. Sustainability is part of our Youth & Community Leadership MA. Victoria Boulton spoke to BBC Northampton about how we help professionals support the young to go green. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0… ▶️17min

Gave a mention to doddridge and Groundwork Northants in this interview Kimberley Lawson ann-marie lawson Sean Silver @ste

Students of social care courses found out about career options for Youth Work Week with 'speed networking' sessions. northampton.ac.uk/news/students-… #socialcare #community

Thank you to all the organisations that helped to make this a great success as part of #YWW23 NYA ann-marie lawson Steve Bedford

We’re holding a conference and careers fair for Health & Social Care students today. Guests from organisations such as NYA and The Lowdown outline what they do and the value of working with young people.

A great buzz at the careers fair that closes our Health & Social Care Conference. Students are finding out about the array of jobs available at organisations such as Grand Union Housing Group, Aquarius Charity #AquariusTweets, NYA, Change Grow Live, Rathgar Care Home 💚, Wellbeing West Northants and Public Health North Northamptonshire.

Well done Gloria 👏👏👏

Instead of ignoring fact that young people already volunteer & then spending £2.5b a yr on a National Service scheme for 18yr olds, why not use it to lift children out of poverty, invest in schools, fix the broken care system, and put cash into our mental health & youth services?

Wishing you a happy birthday and a wonderful retirement 🎉

Congrats to Mike and Jenny nominated for their innovative work on the placement framework in OT and Nickey for his work in menspace in the wider university UniofNorthampton People Wards tonight! Uni of Northampton Health, Education & Society Michael A Jenny Devers

Liz Truss thinks we should put the retirement age up to 80. Repost if she should work in a lettuce farm until she is 80.

Not just sad for the nation for some it can be dangerous. Call if you need help.

“Mark’s memorial run was a way for us to honour his contribution and remember how much of his spirit remains with us." The #UON #parkrun is a year old and the team held a run in honour of the man who started it all, the late Senior Lecturer Mark Allenby. northampton.ac.uk/news/first-ann…