Dr Junior Smart OBE, FCGI on targeted, sustained youth work — and why it matters for violence prevention. Our Youth Sector Practice Guidance sets out practical recommendations for commissioners and funders. 🔗 youthendowmentfund.org.uk/reports/yout... @stgilestrust.bsky.social

🚀 New guidance out now: Youth work and violence prevention Presenting eight evidence-based steps to prevent youth violence — informed by youth worker insight. 🔗 youthendowmentfund.org.uk/reports/yout...

🆕 New toolkit strand: Youth Clubs. Our latest evidence suggests youth clubs show promise in preventing violence- they may reduce offending by 13%. Confidence in this estimate is very low, as it is based on a small number of UK studies. 👉 youthendowmentfund.org.uk/toolkit/yout...

📢 We're commissioning research in three areas: ➡️ Youth justice responses to serious violence, weapons offences & VAWG ➡️ Community sentences for children ➡️ Custody resettlement for children and young people Deadline: 2nd March 🔗 youthendowmentfund.org.uk/tenders/?utm...

📣 New webinar: Violence Prevention for Children’s Services. Join our Virtual Learning Café for the latest children’s services evidence insights. 📅 3 Feb | 10:00–11:00 | Online 🔗 Register: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/events/viole... #ChildrensServices #ViolencePrevention

What works in the youth sector to prevent violence? Join our Virtual Learning Café on 29 Jan as we launch our Youth Sector Practice Guidance: a new, evidence-based resource designed to strengthen how the sector supports children at risk of violence. 🔗 youthendowmentfund.org.uk/events/launc...

📢 We’re hiring a Senior Change Manager, Youth Justice. Help prevent children and young people becoming involved in violence by supporting youth justice services and police to adopt evidence-based practice. 🔗 Apply: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/careers/ #YouthJustice #Job

Coercion and control are a documented feature of children’s experiences of exploitation across England and Wales. Read our final report of our Children, Violence and Vulnerability 2025 series, Exploitation and ‘gangs’: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/reports/chil...

Youth Advisory Board members say the exposure to adult pressures accelerates mental health challenges. Our CVV report shows more than 1 in 4 teenage children are experiencing high levels of mental health difficulties —equivalent to around 1,000,000 teenagers. 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOKK...

📣 Our fourth call for secondary data analysis proposals is open. We’re funding projects to build evidence used to prevent children and young people becoming involved in violence. Details & how to apply: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/grants/secon... #ResearchFunding #EvidenceBuilding

Barriers to mental health support are pushing some teenagers towards AI chatbots, according to our Youth Advisory Board. 🎥 Watch their full discussion: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOKK... #CVV2025 #YouthVoice #MentalHealth #WhatWorks

1 in 4 teenagers turned to AI chatbots for mental health support- using it more than helplines or mental health websites. The third report in our Children, Violence and Vulnerability survey focuses on mental health and experiences of violence. 📚Report youthendowmentfund.org.uk/reports/chil...

Would you entrust a child’s life to a chatbot? That’s what happens every day that we fail to regulate AI | Gaby Hinsliff

The third report in our Children, Violence and Vulnerability survey looks at mental health & experiences of violence. 📊 1 in 4 teens have high mental health difficulties 🚶‍♂️ 39% change daily behaviour due to fear 💻 53% turn online/AI for help 🔗 youthendowmentfund.org.uk/reports/chil...

“We’re shown so little of what healthy relationships look like.” Our Youth Advisory Board discussed why earlier, open discussions on boundaries and behaviour matter and how this can help young people recognise when something isn’t right. 🎥 Watch the discussion: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ILZ...

It’s important for young people to know their boundaries — and understand it’s okay to stand on them. In this discussion, our Youth Advisory Board talk about recognising toxic behaviour, trusted adults, and the need for education. 🎥 Watch the full conversation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ILZ...

“Violence against women and girls often starts in childhood.” — YEF blog by our VAWG Lead. Teen voices reveal the realities of abuse in teenage relationships. Read more: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/were-shown-s...

Last year, 39% of teenagers in relationships were abused– equivalent to around 390,000 young people. Today we’ve published the second report in our four-part Children, Violence and Vulnerability series: Violence in relationships. 🔗 Read the full findings: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/reports/chil...

🆕 Too many teenagers are facing abuse in their relationships From nearly 11,000 young people aged 13–17: • 1in10 experienced emotional or physical abuse • 1in5 avoided school because of a partner • 41% of girls & 37% of boys in relationships reported abuse youthendowmentfund.org.uk/reports/chil...

Online spaces are exposing young people to harmful content. From our survey of nearly 11,000 teenagers, 82% told us they’d seen posts discussing harm towards specific groups. 🎥 Watch the insights and reflections of our Youth Advisory Board: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jxR... #CVV2025

✨New to the Toolkit, ‘Communities that care’ (CtC). Evidence suggests that CtC may reduce violence by 10%, but due to a variation of results across 7 studies, we have very low confidence with our estimate. 🔗Visit the YEF toolkit: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/toolkit/comm...

“Did you get home safe?” a message many young people send every day. Watch our Youth Advisory Board discuss how violence affects their decisions and read the 1st report of our Children, Violence and Vulnerability series. 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jxR... 📘 youthendowmentfund.org.uk/reports/chil...

YEF’s Whole Area Model need one or more specialist providers to work alongside our sites to develop robust data systems and clear public-facing comms to support diversion work across police and youth justice services. Applications deadline - 5 Dec 2025 youthendowmentfund.org.uk/tenders/supp...

Victimisation linked to weapon carrying. The first Children, Violence & Vulnerability report shows teenagers carrying weapons are 5x more likely to have been victims. Watch our Youth Advisory Board discuss how we talk about weapon carrying: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc8w... #CVV2025

Strengthening how evidence is used in children’s services is the focus of next weeks Virtual Learning Café. Join policy advisers, researchers & local evidence leaders to discuss practical ways to embed evidence across children’s services. 🔗 youthendowmentfund.org.uk/events/natio...

“You adapt your life around keeping yourself safe.” Our Youth Advisory Board reflect on how the fear of violence shapes everyday decisions — their experiences reflect themes from our new Children, Violence & Vulnerability report. Full video now on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jxR...

Violence has gone viral on children’s feeds. Read our first Children, Violence and Vulnerability report to understand the scale and nature of what children are encountering online: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/reports/chil... #CVV2025 #ScaleOfViolence #OnlineHarms

What if nearly half of all teenagers were witnessing violence — and most weren’t getting the support they need? Today we publish the first report in our four-part Children, Violence & Vulnerability series – The scale of violence affecting children. 🔗 youthendowmentfund.org.uk/reports/chil...

Evidence shows that restorative justice can have: 🔸 High impact on preventing violent crime 🔸 Moderate impact on reducing reoffending Our blog looks at how restorative justice is growing in visibility, including its powerful portrayal in West End play Punch youthendowmentfund.org.uk/restorative-...

Restorative justice helps young people take responsibility and repair the harm caused. Our updated Toolkit strand explores what restorative approaches can achieve and how they’re being delivered across England and Wales. 🧩Read more: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/toolkit/rest...

What role can trauma informed practice play in preventing young people being affected by violence? Join us on Thursday at ‘The Impact of Trauma-Informed Practice on Youth Violence’ VLC- led by Bridgend Youth Justice Service. 🔗 See you there! youthendowmentfund.org.uk/events/the-i...

⏰ Applications close Thur 12pm! We're hiring a Senior Research Manager to lead major projects in our new workstream on why violence happens and who is most at risk. Learn more and apply 👉 youthendowmentfund.org.uk/careers/

📣 Call for Proposals: Strengthening Diversion Practice The Youth Endowment Fund is commissioning specialist partners to support our Whole Area Model (WAM) sites in two key areas: ➡️ Data ➡️ Communications Deadline: 5 December 2025 Find out more: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/tenders/supp...

New insights from our Neighbourhood Fund 👇 Community-led action is helping local partners support young people, build trust, and create safer spaces — with early signs of positive change. Read the latest learning youthendowmentfund.org.uk/inside-the-n... #YEFEvaluation #NeighbourhoodFund

Nine local authorities join our Area Leaders Programme. They will take part in a year-long programme designed to strengthen multi-agency approaches to preventing children’s involvement in violence. Learn more: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/news/nine-lo... #AreaLeadersProgramme #EvidenceInAction

Working with young people isn’t just about listening — it’s about truly understanding. Last week, Jess (Youth Advisory Board) spoke with our Head of Change for the Youth Sector, Caleb Jackson, about the importance of trusted adults in supporting young people. 🎥 www.instagram.com/p/DQwEYVugHd...

Are children involved in, or at risk of, serious violence accessing the mental health support they need? Join our webinar, led by Dr Abigail Bentley, as we explore how the systems around children can either protect or expose them to risk. youthendowmentfund.org.uk/events/acces...

💬 “Did you have a trusted adult in your life?” This #YouthWorkWeek, Caleb Jackson, our Head of Change for Youth Sector, spoke with Jess from our Youth Advisory Board about the power of trusted adults. 🔗Learn more about our work in the youth sector: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/about-us/our...

Join our webinar with the National Centre for Family Hubs. Hear about what works to prevent children being affected by violence and share your views on the role children services can play. 📅19/11 🕙14:00-15:30 📌Online Register events.teams.microsoft.com/event/da06ee...

📢Join our team as a Senior Research Manager. Help turn evidence into real-world impact at the growing Youth Endowment Fund research team. Play a significant part in reducing the level of violence affecting young people. Deadline: 20/11/25, 12:00pm 📌Apply here: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/careers/

We have published four new evaluation reports from our funded projects. They cover the following interventions: *️⃣Face It *️⃣Agency Collaboration Fund Round 2 *️⃣The Neighbourhood Fund *️⃣Peer Action Collective Learn more about these evaluations: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/funding/eval...

📣 We’re hiring a Senior Research Manager to lead new research into why violence happens and how we can keep children safe. You’ll oversee studies on the use of predictive tools in violence prevention—exploring accuracy, ethics & impact. Apply now 👉 youthendowmentfund.org.uk/careers/?utm...

Without someone to trust, young people are more likely to be affected by violence. Our report on access to mental health support for children involved in or at risk of serious youth violence identifies key barriers and solutions: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/reports/acce... 🎧Voiced by an actor.

📢 Want to know how to effectively embed race equity into children’s services? 🔗 Join our upcoming Virtual Learning Café next Tuesday: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/events/embed... #ChildrensServices #RaceEquity #EvidenceInPractice

As a Youth Justice partner, are you diverting children from the criminal justice system with compassion and fairness? 📝Find out today by completing the Out of Court Resolution Practice Insight Creator here: insights.youthendowmentfund.org.uk/orpic #Diversion #YouthJustice #Policing

🚨 Do you work for the police force in England and Wales, and want to reduce children’s involvement in violence? Have your say in our 10-min survey to help us understand the initiatives that aim to reduce children's involvement in violence, by 17th Nov. www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/reducing_c...

📣 New Research Opportunity YEF and UKRI are funding research into predictive tools for violence prevention. Deadline: 24 Nov 2025 Learn more and apply: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/tenders/pred... #ViolencePrevention #ResearchFunding #UKRI #YouthEndowmentFund #CallForProposals #PredictiveTools

🚨 NEW tool for Youth Justice and Policing Partnership Leaders We’ve launched the Out of Court Resolution Practice Insight Creator — a free self-evaluation tool to help you assess your area’s out of court resolution practice. 👉 Learn more: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/about-us/our...

📣 YEF is seeking to appoint an umbrella partner to lead an Emotion Coaching efficacy randomised controlled trial study. Learn more: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/tenders/call... #YEF #TenderOpportunity #EmotionCoaching

Our latest blog explores what we learned from new research on access to mental health support for children and young people at risk of serious youth violence. Read more: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/when-help-co... #MentalHealth #YouthViolence #Violenceprevention