Expert resources, toolkits and publications to support your work with and for young people.
Resources to help you have an impact: whether you’re a youth worker looking for toolkits and ready to go activities, an advocate looking for reports you can cite in a brief, or a journalist looking for reliable data, NYCI resources can help your work on issues affecting young people.
COVID-19 Support & Resources
The Covid-19 outbreak represents a major challenge for the youth work sector. It changes the way we all must work. With that in mind, we’re bringing together resources, training and advice to support you through this time.
Youth Arts Toolkit
Inspiration and resources for using creativity in your youth work – over 100 articles covering all aspects of youth arts!
Youth Mental Health Signposting
One of the key findings from the Mental Health Needs Assessment, carried out by the National Youth Health Programme in 2015, was the need to support organisations, practitioners and young people access appropriate mental health services. In response to this need a Youth Mental Health Signposting tool was developed.
Web Safety in Youth Work
This resource from has been created to support those who work with young people in all youth work organisations who often share similar concerns, risks and challenges to ensure all young people, staff, volunteers are safe online.
Map of Youth Work Activities for Young Asylum Seekers
We have developed this online resource to support young asylum seekers and refugees to take part in youth groups and youth work activities in their area.
Publications Library
Access expert resources to support your work with young people.
Map of Development Education in Youth Work
This online resource maps current Development Education and SDG focused youth work across the country.
Research, submissions and advocacy documents
NYCI advocates on issues which impact on young people, on our member organisations and on the youth work sector.
No Hate Speech
Are you concerned about hate speech being used by young people or against young people you work with? Find out more about the Irish campaign of the wider European No Hate Speech Movement.
FURTHER RESOURCES
8 Steps to Inclusive Youth Work – new resource launched!
New updated 8 Steps to Inclusive Youth Work available now – build best quality inclusion practice into your youth settings.
Week 4: Reconnect – Friday Release
Reconnect - Friday Release Friday Happy Friday! The end of another week and I am wondering how you are as we pause together, checking in with […]
Week 4: Reconnect – Wednesday Touch-in
Reconnect - Wednesday Touch-in Wednesday Hello, we have arrived at Wednesday already, I am wondering and interested if you had the opportunity or remembered to pause […]
LATEST PUBLICATIONS
How to Create Change at the Local Level
The aim of this resource is to support young people’s understanding of how they can create meaningful change at the local level, particularly with regards to […]
Working Safely in a Youth Club
This updated resource Working Safely in a Youth Club is designed to offer guidance to youth leaders on ways in which they can provide a safe […]
This is Young Voices. A model of youth democratic engagement
The Young Voices programme at the National Youth Council of Ireland, with oversight from the National Working Group on EU Youth Dialogue, undertook a qualitative evaluation of the Young Voices programme.
Become a member of the National Youth Council of Ireland
Join the representative body for youth organisations in Ireland and take advantage of the benefits for your organisation
