Practical guidance on on how to reduce children and young people’s involvement in violence published

The Youth Endowment Fund has published new practice guidance for youth work commissioners on how to reduce children and young people’s involvement in violence.

With one in five 13–17-year-olds reporting being a victim of violence in the past year, and one in eight reported committing violence, the guidance aims to reduce these numbers, offering youth work commissioners eight evidence-based recommendations to reduce children and young people’s involvement in violence.

The recommendations emphasise getting the right focus on vulnerable children and young people and high-risk contexts, funding approaches that work, and laying strong foundations for high-quality youth work and are based on the best available international evidence on what works to reduce children and young people’s involvement in violence.

Read the full guidance and recommendations here