The Story
Published four times a year, The Story is a handy digest of UK and international research relevant to work with young people. View the latest edition online and search our archive of previous editions to inform your work and stay up-to-date with key findings.




Summer is well underway, results are being released and dare we say it the September term is drawing ever closer! But for now let’s put aside the advance of Autumn and dive into the latest edition of The Story! For this issue we’ve partnered with Dr Becca Dean, Dr Carolyn Edwards, Rev Dr Sally Nash & Dr Jo Griffiths to bring you some hot off the press research from youth workers just like you! Dig in to see how their curiosity in their ministry turned into PhD study. Who knows, maybe their stories and the back to school vibe of September will inspire you!

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The Story 30
7 Apr 2025
Gen-Alpha - what do we know so far? In this edition we review the available research on young people born after 2010 and ask what, if anything, is distinct about this generation?
The Story 24
15 Mar 2023
Post pandemic substance use. Churches learning to innovate youth ministry. Body image. AI-generated youth sessions
The Story 23
7 Dec 2022
Teenagers' views on Jesus and Christians. The census 2021. Youth workers' mental health. Gen Z trends.
The Story 22
29 Jun 2022
Young people and vaping. Youth work and sport. Church youth work in the south west. The final printed edition of The Story!