Past event archive

Colleagues from across the education sector are invited to join a Virtual Learning Café run by the Youth Endowment Fund in partnership with the Association of Colleges. This is part of our Evidence in Practice series, giving you opportunity to hear from experts and practitioners on our Education Guidance and what it means for further education, sixth…

The session focused on reducing parental conflict. We were joined by:

Crime is highly concentrated. Geographically small, chronically violent hotspots account for a large proportion of the violence and other crimes that occur in urban environments. This virtual learning café described the criminal networks that underlie chronic violent hotspots and introduce an approach to reducing violence called Place Network Investigations (PNI). PNI, grounded in crime science,…

Social skills training helps children think before acting, understand others, communicate effectively, and manage impulsiveness. Research shows that children with these skills are less likely to engage in crime and violence. Delivered through school programs, activities include role-playing, video demonstrations, delayed gratification exercises, and relaxation techniques. We’re keen to share what role youth work plays…

You’re invited to our Virtual Learning Café to learn from programme managers at Family Psychology Mutual who are currently delivering our efficacy study: Functional Family Therapy – Extra-Familial Harm (FFT-EFH) FFT-EFH is an intensive, home-based programme that provides three to five months of therapy to families. The programme is aimed at children aged 10-17 at risk of involvement in…

Listen to YEF’s Executive Director Jon Yates in conversation with Jens Ludwig –  Edwin A. and Betty L. Bergman Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago, Pritzker Director of the University of Chicago’s Crime Lab, co-director of the Education Lab, and codirector of the National Bureau of Economic Research’s working group on the economics…

This session focused on a series of recent research projects on youth diversion and OOCRs led by the Centre for Justice Innovation. These projects provide insights into the current issues facing the youth justice sector and opportunities for improvement. This session will highlight key research findings on: We will be joined by experts, including: Claire…

Listen to the replay as we discuss what the evidence says about this popular approach, what are the common key principles as shared by leading practitioners with insights to their model and future opportunities that YEF is working towards to understand the impact of detached youth work at a neighbourhood level. Detached youth work aims…

Join YEF’s Executive Director Jon Yates for this Virtual Learning Café introduced Tori Olphin MBE, the Head of Data Science, Research and Evaluation at Thames Valley Violence Prevention Partnership. Tori shared the evaluation project management tool she has developed at Thames Valley, experiences and learnings gained from running small RCTs and QEDs and reflections on…

YEF’s Director of Public Affairs and Communications Ciaran Thapar introduced sociologist Professor Forrest Stuart. Dr Stuart will talk through his co-participatory research into urban poverty, violence, and resilience, including his award-winning 2021 book, Ballad of the Bullet: Gangs, Drill Music and the Power of Online Infamy.

There is strong evidence that diverting children who have committed low-level or first-time offences, rather than taking them to court, can protect them from future involvement in crime and violence. It can also lower the severity of any crimes they do later commit. Diverting children is also likely to achieve these results for a lower…

This session chaired by Dennis Simms, Head of Change for Education at YEF, provided an opportunity to hear from experts and practitioners on our recently published Education Guidance.  Joe Collin, Guidance and Reporting Lead, focused on the five evidence-informed recommendations in our guidance and explored the opportunities and challenges associated with implementation. Dirk Pittard, Principal of…