The RCH Youth Advisory Council, also known as Youth at the Kids or Y@K, is a group of young people aged 12–20 who get together to share ideas, discuss key issues and have a say about the RCH. Y@K meets to discuss key priorities that are identified by members, such as development of youth-friendly principles, children’s and young people’s rights, youth voice and leadership, the upcoming Y@K website and the design of the new RCH, ultimately to improve the hospital experience for children and young people and their families. Y@K is convened by the Centre for Adolescent Health and the RCH Education Institute, with strong support from the RCH Executive.

Y@Ker Shannon Dance and Y@K Youth Peer Worker Jordan Hammond were interviewed for the RCH Quality of Care Report 2009–10. Read about what they had to say at RCH Quality of Care Report 2009/2010