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Youth Leadership Assessment Scale: Integrating youth leadership into MHPSS responses in humanitarian settings

The MHPSS Youth Leadership Assessment Scale (MHPSS YLAS) is a self-assessment tool designed to help organizations reflect on their current practices and identify areas for growth in engaging young people as leaders in mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) responses in humanitarian emergencies.

This tool offers a structured way to evaluate your organization’s current approach across key areas such as organizational commitment, training and support, youth safety, decision-making involvement, partnerships, funding, recognition, feedback mechanisms, and accountability.

The assessment helps identify opportunities to better empower young leaders and foster a more inclusive, youth-driven approach to MHPSS. However, it’s important to note that this scale is not an exhaustive evaluation but rather a starting point for deeper reflection and strategic action. This tool is part of the Integrating Youth Leadership into Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Responses in Humanitarian Emergencies collection. The collection includes a report from the research, a guidance note and this assessment scale.