Table 7 Recommendations

1) To develop a diverse steering group to ensure representation of young people with differing demographics

2) Creative methods of engagement are key to partnership building with young people, however, these methods need to be carefully co-produced with researchers and young people

3) To acknowledge the importance, and assess the impact, of the boundary spanning roles of some individuals (e.g. those who have links with both academia and community groups)

4) To be responsive to the young people during workshops to ensure their interests are central; this may mean being flexible in terms of activities

5) To research the impact of developing partnerships and if these partnerships do, or do not, result in more involvement and engagement within PI and research activities

6) To provide the option to complete multiple evaluation methods, relevant to the under-served group, to triangulate findings

7) To ensure that young people from an under-served group have the option to anonymously evaluate PI activities