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Find out more about the latest news and developments relating to the Youth Endowment Fund and our work.
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News:The Role of Youth Leadership: Insights from the Youth Advisory Board
The Youth Endowment Fund’s Youth Advisory Board (YAB) recently held a productive roundtable session discussing the role of youth leadership in three key areas: Governance and Decision-Making Two young speakers, one from YAB and one external, kicked off the discussion on governance and decision-making. They highlighted the importance of valuing young people’s time through proper… - Blog
Blog:Behind the knife crime statistics: understanding children who carry weapons
Every life lost due to violence is one too many. However, violence isn’t inevitable. Recent data shows there are reasons to be cautiously optimistic. In 2022/23 (the latest year we have figures for), hospital admissions for assault with a knife or sharp object were down 9% on the previous year. - News
News:Youth Endowment Fund sets out blueprint to help schools protect children from violence
Mentoring, sports and lessons on violence in relationships are just a few of the strategies that schools and colleges can use to protect their pupils from violence, according to new guidance from the Youth Endowment Fund (YEF). - Blog
Blog:AI-Powered Insights into Youth Perspectives on Violence
Bringing together stories from 1000s of young people The efforts of Peer Researchers and the Delivery Partner organisations supporting them yielded a remarkable amount rich qualitative data from 4,600 young people on issues of violence. Initially, our priority was to validate GenAI’s capability to precisely analyse the diverse data originating from various locations throughout England… - News
News:Leading figures in education convene to tackle serious violence
Leading figures from across the education sector have been brought together to help schools protect children from serious violence. - News
News:More robust evidence is needed to build the case for art interventions, research shows
New research indicates that while anecdotal evidence supports the benefits of arts-based interventions, there is a pressing need for more robust evaluations. - News
News:The Youth Endowment Fund – five years on
The Youth Endowment Fund arrives at the halfway point in our 10-year endowment this spring with more work to do than ever. Over the next five years, as violence continues to affect the lives of children and young people in communities across the UK, we will focus our efforts on funding what works to prevent… - Blog
Blog:What have the Youth Endowment Fund been doing over the past five years? Jon Yates explains.
It is five years since the Youth Endowment Fund was born. Five years is a long time – I know because I had a three-year-old when this work started. She’s been replaced by someone who is eight. We exist because she should be growing up in a world where all children feel safe. But that’s… - Blog
Blog:The impact of violence on young people’s mental health
At the Peer Action Collective we have learned a lot about the impact that youth violence can have on young people’s health and wellbeing. Research conducted in 2022 by Peer Researchers found that mental health was a priority for young people across England and Wales. From being hypervigilant in areas where young people feel unsafe,… - News
News:Ciaran Thapar joins the Youth Endowment Fund
The Youth Endowment Fund is delighted to welcome Ciaran Thapar as its new Director of Public Affairs and Communications. - Blog
Blog:Race Equity at the Youth Endowment Fund: Reflections from our Race Equity Diversity and Inclusion group
In October 2022, we published our race equity action plan. A year on, we’re pleased to share our first progress report. - News
News:YEF publishes action plan to cut youth offending
Key changes are needed in police and youth justice practices to reduce youth offending, according to new recommendations from the Youth Endowment Fund.
