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    Blog:How poverty affects children and young people’s risk of violence

    At the Youth Endowment Fund, our goal is to prevent children and young people from becoming involved in violence. That means understanding the pressures and circumstances that increase that risk — and poverty is one of the most significant.  To better understand the complex relationship between poverty and crime and violence, we funded a team…
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    Blog:One Year of Partnership with SEBP: Using Evidence to Prevent Youth Violence

    A year ago, the YEF and the Society of Evidence Based Policing (SEBP) began working together with one shared aim: to help policing do more of what works in preventing violence involving children. Both YEF and SEBP are united by the belief that better decisions come from using the best available evidence. At YEF, we…
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    Blog:Why Race Equity at YEF Feels Personal – And Always Will 

    Each time we publish our annual Race Equity Progress Report, I feel a mix of pride, resolve and, if I’m honest, vulnerability. Because while this work is about policy, practice and systems change, it’s also deeply personal.  When equity is lived, not just planned For many of us, race equity isn’t just a strategic priority,…
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    Blog:Signs of Hope: Reflections from the Youth Opportunity Summit at St James’s Palace 

    Who can get a Hollywood megastar, the Prime Minister and two Cabinet Ministers in the same room to talk about reducing violence? Simple. The King can.  Last week I had the honour of joining His Majesty the King and a remarkable group of people at St James’s Palace for the Youth Opportunity Summit. It marked…
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    Blog:More suspensions and exclusions mean more children at risk of violence

    Last week, the Department for Education (DfE) published new data on suspensions and permanent exclusions in England for the 2023/24 academic year. Worryingly, both have risen to record highs — the number of suspensions are up by 21% and permanent exclusions by 16% compared to the previous year. Around one in ten children are now…
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    News:Violence affecting children rises for the first time in five years, YEF report finds  

    The Youth Endowment Fund’s new Beyond the Headlines report takes a look at trends in violence affecting children over the last decade.
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    News:The Serious Change Funders Partnership 

    In a landmark step to help children and young people stay safe and thrive, four of the UK’s largest charitable funders have come together in a powerful new partnership.  The Youth Endowment Fund, The National Lottery Community Fund, BBC Children in Need and Sport England are the founding partners of the Serious Change Funders Partnership.…
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    News:YEF invests £3.5 million to protect children from abuse and neglect 

    The Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) has invested £3.5 million to pilot a therapeutic approach to protect vulnerable children across four local authority areas in England and Wales.  The intensive, home-based therapeutic programme – called Multi-Systemic Therapy for Child Abuse and Neglect (MST-CAN) – works with the whole family to reduce risks to children and support…
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    News:More than half of headteachers don’t know how to prevent violence 

    With 51% of Headteachers reporting a lack of confidence tackling violence in school, YEF says more resources and guidance are needed.  In England, 51% of Headteachers report that they are ‘not confident’ or ‘not at all confident’ in identifying and delivering evidence-based interventions for preventing children’s involvement in violence1.  This knowledge gap is understandable and…
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    News:Black children are 15% less likely to be diverted from the criminal justice system, London study shows 

    A new YEF report has found that children are being diverted from the criminal justice system with worrying inconsistency – and recommends stronger support for those arrested to prevent violence.  When a child has committed a minor offence, an offence for the first time, or is at low risk of reoffending, they can be diverted…
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    Blog:The power of  mentoring to reduce youth violence 

    A mentor can be one of the most positive role models in a young person’s life. By building a strong, trusting relationship with a suitable adult brings many emotional, social and developmental benefits – may of which directly reduce the risk of children’s involvement in violence.  How mentoring helps prevent youth violence  Mentoring can significantly…
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    Blog:Our latest £1.5 million investment for new research into the drivers of violence and what works to prevent it  

    At YEF we are committed to building the best and most reliable evidence on what works to prevent children and young people becoming involved in violence. We do this by funding high quality, cutting edge, research. We are pleased to announce that, as a result of our latest call for secondary data analysis (SDA) projects,…