Young People's Panel
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Everyday tips for living with arthritis
There are many ways to maintain a good quality of life when living with arthritis. Here’s our top tips and hacks to help make daily tasks a little easier.
Supporting children and young people living with arthritis
Join Dawn, our Young People and Families Worker as she tells us about the information, support, and jam-packed events we offer young people living with arthritis.
Young people living with arthritis
Having arthritis can create different challenges with healthcare, school and relationships, but you can find out how to overcome any issues you might face.
Discover our book club for young people living with arthritis
Our Book Club is for young people (aged 14+) living with arthritis and musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, and Gabi, 16, and Lydia, 24, are two keen members.
Unveiling a show-stopping art exhibit by young people living with arthritis
Discover Joint Creativity, an art programme for young people living with arthritis, and take a sneak peek at their show-stopping art exhibit in Scotland.
Young People and Families News | Versus Arthritis
Read stories about how we support children, young people and their families living with arthritis.
Meet the young people behind the Arthritis Tracker app
Shay, Niamh and Aimee are three of the young people who have helped us to develop our app by getting hands on and sharing their honest feedback.
How to cope with anxiety or depression as a young person living with arthritis
Professor Yeliz Prior shares her tips and advice for looking after your mental wellbeing as a young person living with arthritis.
Young people
Read advice and information for young people who have arthritis and their families, including how to ease your symptoms and tell friends about your condition.
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis - Improving communication between young people and clinicians
Learn about our research into why communication about pain, between young people with arthritis and their healthcare professional, isn't always effective.
The government must do more for people with arthritis during the cost-of-living crisis
Over 28,000 of you signed our letter, which calls on the government not to abandon people with arthritis during the cost-of-living crisis. And now we’re handing it in to the Prime Minister.
Transitioning from uni to work: advice from two people with arthritis
Many young people living with arthritis find the transition from university to working life challenging. We spoke to two young professionals who have lots of brilliant advice to offer.
We're calling on the Government to strengthen support for children and young people with arthritis. Will you join us?
No child or young person should have to face arthritis alone. That’s why we’re calling on the next UK Government to strengthen care and support for young people with arthritis.
“Mum and dad didn’t think it could be arthritis, as I was so young.”
Emily, 21, has juvenile idiopathic arthritis and uveitis. Here, she shares why it’s so important to raise awareness about young people living with arthritis.