Our approach
Being co-literate
For us to become co-literate, participation is key. We need to see young people as powerful agents of change with the ability and intent to influence literacy and information design.
Ensuring access to good and real information means young people must have a platform to examine, navigate, produce, and provide feedback on youth-related information and services with their allies.
The Co-literate platform allows us to participate in creating content and peer activities and to take a leading role in co-designing youth literacy initiatives.
Resources to explore
The research behind
Beauchamp, A., Batterham, R.W., Dodson, S. et al. (2017). Systematic development and implementation of interventions to OPtimise Health Literacy and Access (Ophelia). BMC Public Health 17, 230.
Goss, H.R., Smith, C. Hickey, L., Issartel, J. Morrissey, J., Murrin C., Spillane, A. and Belton, S. (2022). Using Co-Design to Develop a Health Literacy Intervention with Socially Disadvantaged Adolescents. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 19, 4965.
Bröder, J., Okan, O. Bollweg, T.M., Bruland, D., Pinheiro, P. and Bauer, U. (2019). Child and Youth Health Literacy: A Conceptual Analysis and Proposed Target-Group-Centred Definition. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 16, 3417.
Brady, L-M. and Graham, B. (2022). Young Researchers: Guidance. Barnardo's.