51% of headteachers say they’re not confident identifying evidence-based ways to prevent children’s involvement in violence.
250 schools have completed EPIC — our free self-assessment tool helping leaders benchmark practice and identify improvements.
youthendowmentfund.org.uk/insights-int...
📣 Join the Youth Endowment Fund as a Senior Grants & Commissioning Manager.
Be part of our mission in preventing children and young people becoming involved in violence.
Closing date: 17/3/26, 12PM.
📌Apply here: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/careers/
#NGOjobs #Hiring
In preparation, why not check our latest episode of Safe, where we spoke with Emma Warren on her research on the history of youth clubs and their role in helping young people grow and stay safe.
🎧https://youthendowmentfund.org.uk/podcast/youth-clubs-loss-legacy-and-the-future-with-emma-warren/
📣 Virtual Learning Café: Youth Clubs & Violence Prevention
Youth clubs provide open-access, community spaces where young people build trusted relationships and access support.
Join us to explore the evidence:
📅 21/4: 11:00–12:30 | Online
🔗 youthendowmentfund.org.uk/events/youth...
Council-run youth centres in Britain have more than halved since 2010.
What has this meant for young people?
New episode of Safe with Emma Warren:
youthendowmentfund.org.uk/podcast/yout...
#YouthClubs #YouthWork #ViolencePrevention
Are you a safeguarding professional working with 10–17-year-olds at risk of violence below statutory thresholds?
We’re working with the Centre for Safer Society to understand how services can better track and support them.
Please complete the survey:
freeonlinesurveys.com/s/tracking-C...
250 schools have now completed an Education Practice Insight Creator (EPIC) self-assessment. EPIC is a free, anonymous tool that helps education leaders assess how their setting aligns with evidence on preventing children’s involvement in violence.
Visit: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/education-pr...
New opportunities to join us in preventing children and young people being affected by violence.
*️⃣ Delivery Operations Manager [🗓️ 8/3/26]
*️⃣ Programme Manager [🗓️ 13/3/26]
*️⃣ Senior Grants & Commissioning Manager [🗓️ 17/3/26]
📌More information and how to apply: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/careers/
Not every evaluation shows the impact we hoped for. That’s not failure — it’s how violence prevention improves.
Our latest blog explores what mixed and null evaluation results tell us about implementation, relationships, and impact.
👉 Learn more: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/progress-not...
We’ve refreshed most indicators in our Core Indicators of Violence dashboard.
It tracks 10-year trends in violence affecting children and young people in England and Wales — and shows whether the systems around them are improving or under pressure.
Visit: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/reports/core...
Join our Virtual Learning Café where we’ll explore the relationship between sleep, emotional regulation and violence prevention across Health and Youth Justice contexts.
📅10th March
🕙11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
📌Online
Register here: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/events/sleep...
#Webinar #EvidenceBased
📣 New opportunity to join our team as a Programme Manager.
You will be part of deciding which projects we should fund and evaluate - a key part of our mission to ensure every child can grow up safe from harm.
Apply: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/careers/
#NGOjobs #Hiring #ViolencePrevention
📢There is still time to support policing activity in the Whole Area Model (WAM).
We are looking to commission one or more policing consultants to work alongside their WAM sites to strengthen and develop key aspects of diversion practice.
Deadline: 27/2/26
youthendowmentfund.org.uk/tenders/supp...
When a child is found carrying a knife, what should happen next?
New Government guidance highlights evidence-informed intervention and the role of the YEF Toolkit. Our Head of Change for Youth Justice explores the implications for Youth Justice Services.
youthendowmentfund.org.uk/new-governme...
Jeanette Bain-Burnett, Executive Director for Policy and Integrity at @sport-england-se.bsky.social, on how following the recommendations in our Youth Sector Practice Guidance can keep children as far away as possible from harm.
🔗 youthendowmentfund.org.uk/reports/yout...
ICYMI: Keeping Children in School - and Safe, with Kiran Gill | Safe
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Imzk...
Lost learning isn’t just about attainment.
YEF’s first recommendation in our Education Practice Guidance is: Keep children in education. Education can reduce the risk of involvement in serious violence by providing trusted adults, safety and stability.
📘 youthendowmentfund.org.uk/reports/educ...
Watch the full episode: youtu.be/Imzk8UJ2HJc
🎧 Out now
📅 New episodes weekly
#Education #SchoolAbsence #SchoolExclusion #LostLearning #Podcast #Safe
What does lost learning tell us about vulnerability?
In SAFE this week, @dkgill.bsky.social - former teacher & founder of @thedifferenceed.bsky.social explores how schools can act as a protective factor and prevent lost learning.
When young people are repeatedly treated as though they don’t matter, they will look for ways to feel seen.
In Safe, host Ciaran Thapar speaks with Professor Forrest Stuart about the complex relationship between online validation, victimisation and violence.
🎧 youthendowmentfund.org.uk/podcast/
📣 Call for Proposals #Policing
We are looking to commission one or more policing consultants to work alongside their Whole Area Model (WAM) sites to strengthen and develop key aspects of diversion practice.
Deadline: 27 February 2026
Learn more: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/tenders/supp...
Join our next Children's Services Virtual Learning Cafe which will include a review of the evidence base, and provide practical insights into delivery of functional family therapy.
🗓️ 26 February 2026
⏰ 10:30am-12pm
Register here: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/events/funct...
The Government announced that every child caught carrying a knife in England and Wales will be referred for a mandatory, targeted plan to prevent reoffending.
Mandating evidence-based support to tackle root causes is an important step in reducing serious violence.
youthendowmentfund.org.uk/toolkit/
Here are some approaches with stronger evidence:
*️⃣Mentoring: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/toolkit/ment...
*️⃣Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/toolkit/cogn...
New Toolkit strand: detached youth work.
With very few evaluations and no studies measuring its impact on reducing violence, there is currently insufficient evidence to calculate an impact rating.
What it involves, its likely cost, and key considerations: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/toolkit/deta...
Professor Forrest Stuart explains how violence leads some young people to use social media to assess risk and reroute their walk to school.
In Safe, he speaks with host Ciaran Thapar about how social media can amplify harm — while also becoming a survival tool.
🎧 open.spotify.com/show/1UfBnjl...
📢 New tender: YEF is seeking a team to review how well the mental health & neurodevelopmental needs of children in the youth justice system are identified and supported — with a focus on Black, Asian & minoritised children.
👉 Learn more: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/tenders/yef-...
#Tender
📉 New Office for National Statistics figures show a sharp fall in teenage homicides — the lowest in over 10 years. Our blog explains the trends, and why evidence-based prevention matters.
Read more: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/teenage-homi...
#YouthViolence #ONSData #PreventionWorks
In a world of social media and toxic influencers, trusted adults matter more than ever.
On Safe, Jack Reynolds (CEO, #FootballBeyondBorders) reflects on how relationships built through football can be a powerful tool in supporting the next generation.
youthendowmentfund.org.uk/safe-podcast/
We have published four new evaluation reports from our funded projects.
They cover the following interventions:
*️⃣STEER
*️⃣Roots of Empathy
*️⃣Your Choice
*️⃣Think Again
Learn more about these evaluations: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/funding/eval...
