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Co-creating tomorrow. our city, our say. Report and recommendations of the Southampton Youth Voice Project

Co-creating tomorrow. our city, our say. Report and recommendations of the Southampton Youth Voice Project
Co-creating tomorrow. our city, our say. Report and recommendations of the Southampton Youth Voice Project
This report presents a co-designed enabling environment model to support the commissioning of a youth voice service in Southampton. Grounded in the lived experiences of local young people, and developed through the NxtGen Researcher Training Programme, the report offers practical recommendations for implementation of the enabling environment model, alongside wider insights into the systemic conditions needed to embed inclusive, sustained, and meaningful youth engagement. It moves beyond consultation and existing models for co-creation by focusing on the underpinning conditions required for youth voice to thrive, positioning young people as critical researchers and equitable stakeholders in shaping policies and services that affect their lives.
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Black, Cara, Risley, Kristina Louise and Leonard, Naomi , et al. (2025) Co-creating tomorrow. our city, our say. Report and recommendations of the Southampton Youth Voice Project Southampton. University of Southampton 98pp.

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This report presents a co-designed enabling environment model to support the commissioning of a youth voice service in Southampton. Grounded in the lived experiences of local young people, and developed through the NxtGen Researcher Training Programme, the report offers practical recommendations for implementation of the enabling environment model, alongside wider insights into the systemic conditions needed to embed inclusive, sustained, and meaningful youth engagement. It moves beyond consultation and existing models for co-creation by focusing on the underpinning conditions required for youth voice to thrive, positioning young people as critical researchers and equitable stakeholders in shaping policies and services that affect their lives.

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Published date: 25 June 2025

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Local EPrints ID: 503958
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/503958
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ORCID for Kath Woods-Townsend: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3376-6988
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Author: Cara Black
Author: Kristina Louise Risley ORCID iD
Author: Naomi Leonard ORCID iD
Author: Arjun Awasthi ORCID iD
Author: Ayesha Chowdhury
Author: Daisey Morris
Author: Eva Ganzuic
Author: Evie Breeze
Author: Gabriel Nowicki
Author: Hugh Coomer
Author: Huniya Hamed
Author: Luiza Mazurek
Author: Maryam Abbas
Author: Maryam Hamid
Author: Naana Amissah
Author: Oliver Courtnell
Author: Oluwatoni Ogunbande
Author: Reet Nagra
Author: Wanzi Nyimbili
Author: Zac Anderssen-Templeton
Author: Hayden Collins
Author: Catherine Linaker
Author: Heather Parsons
Author: Gabriela Ramos Bonilla ORCID iD
Author: Ravita Taheem
Author: Mary Jane Baker
Author: Matt Ryan ORCID iD
Author: Joanna Sofaer ORCID iD
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