The Southwark Young Advisors sit within Southwark Council’s Community Safety Team and are a diverse group of 30 young, trained professionals aged 16 to 21 years old - all sharing one aspiration - to create change within their local community.

Southwark Young Advisors are locally recruited and have participated in extensive training which is an important part of equipping them with skills to work as young consultants/mentors.

This team are experienced in:

• Delivering Training
• Inspections
• Report Writing
• Youth Proofing
• Consultation Lead
• Events Management
• Seminar Talks
• Recruitment & Selection
• Involvement in Commissioning

Issues this team work on:

• Crime
• Community Development
• Environment Projects
• Mental Health
• Transport
• Sexual Health
• Alcohol & Drugs
• Youth Participation
• Stop & Search