The Evidence
Advantaged Thinking isn’t just a nice idea: it’s a proven approach with more than 10 years of evidence to back it up.
The goal of Advantaged Thinking is to enable the best outcomes for people and the services they engage with. Research shows that AT has positive impacts in a range of areas, including youth work, housing support, education, employability, health support, asset-based community development, and work with care and justice system-experienced young people.
So, if the concept resonates with you but you need the numbers to be convinced, or if you’re trying to get others you work with on board, then you’ve come to the right place.
“There is evidence from a range of countries that supports an asset-based approach to youth work, and further strong evidence that prove it has an impact on outcomes for young people.”University of Cumbria literature review (2016)
5 countries
embedding AT ways of working (UK, Ireland, France, Holland and Australia)
65 supported housing services in the UK
committed to an AT community
~3,500 young people
being worked with in an AT way every year
380 professionals
trained in Advantaged Thinking approaches
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The Journey So Far
The Advantaged Thinking approach was pioneered within the UK youth supported sector led by the Foyer Federation but has spread to other sectors and countries.
Want to see the Theory of Change in practice?
The Foyer Federation built its own to be Advantaged Thinking.
