The National Youth Health Programme is a partnership between NYCI, the  Health Service Executive and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs.

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  • Health Quality Mark

    NYCI has developed the Health Quality Mark (HQ Mark) as a health promotion initiative with a view to enhancing best practice and a high standard of quality in all aspects of health promotion in youth organisations.Health Quality Mark Attendees

    The HQ Mark is a set of quality standards in youth health promotion and takes the form of an award conferred on organisations that satisfy agreed quality criteria.  The criteria, twelve in total, have been drawn up by the NYCI and are based on best practice in health promotion at a regional and national level as outlined in various strategy documents. 

  • Connected Communities Phase 2 Funding Awards (Closed)

    The National Youth Health Programme are delighted to launch Phase 2 of Connected Communities, a project funded by the National Office for Suicide Prevention. This scheme is designed to enhance the resources young people develop and draw on to increase their confidence and self-esteem, their sense of connectedness, belonging and ability to bring about change in their lives and communities. The scheme was initially launched in December 2013 with a call for applications for phase 1 of the project.