Youth Endowment Fund
@youthendowmentfund.org.uk
We're here to prevent children and young people becoming involved in violence.
www.youthendowmentfund.org.uk
www.youthendowmentfund.org.uk
Are children involved in, or at risk of, serious violence accessing the mental health support they need?
Join our webinar, led by Dr Abigail Bentley, as we explore how the systems around children can either protect or expose them to risk.
youthendowmentfund.org.uk/events/acces...
Join our webinar, led by Dr Abigail Bentley, as we explore how the systems around children can either protect or expose them to risk.
youthendowmentfund.org.uk/events/acces...
November 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Are children involved in, or at risk of, serious violence accessing the mental health support they need?
Join our webinar, led by Dr Abigail Bentley, as we explore how the systems around children can either protect or expose them to risk.
youthendowmentfund.org.uk/events/acces...
Join our webinar, led by Dr Abigail Bentley, as we explore how the systems around children can either protect or expose them to risk.
youthendowmentfund.org.uk/events/acces...
💬 “Did you have a trusted adult in your life?”
This #YouthWorkWeek, Caleb Jackson, our Head of Change for Youth Sector, spoke with Jess from our Youth Advisory Board about the power of trusted adults.
🔗Learn more about our work in the youth sector:
youthendowmentfund.org.uk/about-us/our...
This #YouthWorkWeek, Caleb Jackson, our Head of Change for Youth Sector, spoke with Jess from our Youth Advisory Board about the power of trusted adults.
🔗Learn more about our work in the youth sector:
youthendowmentfund.org.uk/about-us/our...
November 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
💬 “Did you have a trusted adult in your life?”
This #YouthWorkWeek, Caleb Jackson, our Head of Change for Youth Sector, spoke with Jess from our Youth Advisory Board about the power of trusted adults.
🔗Learn more about our work in the youth sector:
youthendowmentfund.org.uk/about-us/our...
This #YouthWorkWeek, Caleb Jackson, our Head of Change for Youth Sector, spoke with Jess from our Youth Advisory Board about the power of trusted adults.
🔗Learn more about our work in the youth sector:
youthendowmentfund.org.uk/about-us/our...
Join our webinar with the National Centre for Family Hubs. Hear about what works to prevent children being affected by violence and share your views on the role children services can play.
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Register events.teams.microsoft.com/event/da06ee...
November 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Join our webinar with the National Centre for Family Hubs. Hear about what works to prevent children being affected by violence and share your views on the role children services can play.
📅19/11
🕙14:00-15:30
📌Online
Register events.teams.microsoft.com/event/da06ee...
📅19/11
🕙14:00-15:30
📌Online
Register events.teams.microsoft.com/event/da06ee...
📢Join our team as a Senior Research Manager.
Help turn evidence into real-world impact at the growing Youth Endowment Fund research team. Play a significant part in reducing the level of violence affecting young people.
Deadline: 20/11/25, 12:00pm
📌Apply here:
youthendowmentfund.org.uk/careers/
Help turn evidence into real-world impact at the growing Youth Endowment Fund research team. Play a significant part in reducing the level of violence affecting young people.
Deadline: 20/11/25, 12:00pm
📌Apply here:
youthendowmentfund.org.uk/careers/
November 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
📢Join our team as a Senior Research Manager.
Help turn evidence into real-world impact at the growing Youth Endowment Fund research team. Play a significant part in reducing the level of violence affecting young people.
Deadline: 20/11/25, 12:00pm
📌Apply here:
youthendowmentfund.org.uk/careers/
Help turn evidence into real-world impact at the growing Youth Endowment Fund research team. Play a significant part in reducing the level of violence affecting young people.
Deadline: 20/11/25, 12:00pm
📌Apply here:
youthendowmentfund.org.uk/careers/
We have published four new evaluation reports from our funded projects.
They cover the following interventions:
*️⃣Face It
*️⃣Agency Collaboration Fund Round 2
*️⃣The Neighbourhood Fund
*️⃣Peer Action Collective
Learn more about these evaluations: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/funding/eval...
They cover the following interventions:
*️⃣Face It
*️⃣Agency Collaboration Fund Round 2
*️⃣The Neighbourhood Fund
*️⃣Peer Action Collective
Learn more about these evaluations: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/funding/eval...
November 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
We have published four new evaluation reports from our funded projects.
They cover the following interventions:
*️⃣Face It
*️⃣Agency Collaboration Fund Round 2
*️⃣The Neighbourhood Fund
*️⃣Peer Action Collective
Learn more about these evaluations: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/funding/eval...
They cover the following interventions:
*️⃣Face It
*️⃣Agency Collaboration Fund Round 2
*️⃣The Neighbourhood Fund
*️⃣Peer Action Collective
Learn more about these evaluations: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/funding/eval...
📣 We’re hiring a Senior Research Manager to lead new research into why violence happens and how we can keep children safe.
You’ll oversee studies on the use of predictive tools in violence prevention—exploring accuracy, ethics & impact.
Apply now 👉 youthendowmentfund.org.uk/careers/?utm...
You’ll oversee studies on the use of predictive tools in violence prevention—exploring accuracy, ethics & impact.
Apply now 👉 youthendowmentfund.org.uk/careers/?utm...
October 31, 2025 at 11:45 AM
📣 We’re hiring a Senior Research Manager to lead new research into why violence happens and how we can keep children safe.
You’ll oversee studies on the use of predictive tools in violence prevention—exploring accuracy, ethics & impact.
Apply now 👉 youthendowmentfund.org.uk/careers/?utm...
You’ll oversee studies on the use of predictive tools in violence prevention—exploring accuracy, ethics & impact.
Apply now 👉 youthendowmentfund.org.uk/careers/?utm...
Without someone to trust, young people are more likely to be affected by violence.
Our report on access to mental health support for children involved in or at risk of serious youth violence identifies key barriers and solutions: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/reports/acce...
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Our report on access to mental health support for children involved in or at risk of serious youth violence identifies key barriers and solutions: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/reports/acce...
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October 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Without someone to trust, young people are more likely to be affected by violence.
Our report on access to mental health support for children involved in or at risk of serious youth violence identifies key barriers and solutions: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/reports/acce...
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Our report on access to mental health support for children involved in or at risk of serious youth violence identifies key barriers and solutions: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/reports/acce...
🎧Voiced by an actor.
📢 Want to know how to effectively embed race equity into children’s services?
🔗 Join our upcoming Virtual Learning Café next Tuesday: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/events/embed...
#ChildrensServices #RaceEquity #EvidenceInPractice
🔗 Join our upcoming Virtual Learning Café next Tuesday: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/events/embed...
#ChildrensServices #RaceEquity #EvidenceInPractice
October 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
📢 Want to know how to effectively embed race equity into children’s services?
🔗 Join our upcoming Virtual Learning Café next Tuesday: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/events/embed...
#ChildrensServices #RaceEquity #EvidenceInPractice
🔗 Join our upcoming Virtual Learning Café next Tuesday: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/events/embed...
#ChildrensServices #RaceEquity #EvidenceInPractice
As a Youth Justice partner, are you diverting children from the criminal justice system with compassion and fairness?
📝Find out today by completing the Out of Court Resolution Practice Insight Creator here: insights.youthendowmentfund.org.uk/orpic
#Diversion #YouthJustice #Policing
📝Find out today by completing the Out of Court Resolution Practice Insight Creator here: insights.youthendowmentfund.org.uk/orpic
#Diversion #YouthJustice #Policing
October 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
As a Youth Justice partner, are you diverting children from the criminal justice system with compassion and fairness?
📝Find out today by completing the Out of Court Resolution Practice Insight Creator here: insights.youthendowmentfund.org.uk/orpic
#Diversion #YouthJustice #Policing
📝Find out today by completing the Out of Court Resolution Practice Insight Creator here: insights.youthendowmentfund.org.uk/orpic
#Diversion #YouthJustice #Policing
🚨 Do you work for the police force in England and Wales, and want to reduce children’s involvement in violence?
Have your say in our 10-min survey to help us understand the initiatives that aim to reduce children's involvement in violence, by 17th Nov.
www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/reducing_c...
Have your say in our 10-min survey to help us understand the initiatives that aim to reduce children's involvement in violence, by 17th Nov.
www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/reducing_c...
October 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🚨 Do you work for the police force in England and Wales, and want to reduce children’s involvement in violence?
Have your say in our 10-min survey to help us understand the initiatives that aim to reduce children's involvement in violence, by 17th Nov.
www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/reducing_c...
Have your say in our 10-min survey to help us understand the initiatives that aim to reduce children's involvement in violence, by 17th Nov.
www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/reducing_c...
📣 New Research Opportunity
YEF and UKRI are funding research into predictive tools for violence prevention.
Deadline: 24 Nov 2025
Learn more and apply: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/tenders/pred...
#ViolencePrevention #ResearchFunding #UKRI #YouthEndowmentFund #CallForProposals #PredictiveTools
YEF and UKRI are funding research into predictive tools for violence prevention.
Deadline: 24 Nov 2025
Learn more and apply: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/tenders/pred...
#ViolencePrevention #ResearchFunding #UKRI #YouthEndowmentFund #CallForProposals #PredictiveTools
October 16, 2025 at 2:39 PM
📣 New Research Opportunity
YEF and UKRI are funding research into predictive tools for violence prevention.
Deadline: 24 Nov 2025
Learn more and apply: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/tenders/pred...
#ViolencePrevention #ResearchFunding #UKRI #YouthEndowmentFund #CallForProposals #PredictiveTools
YEF and UKRI are funding research into predictive tools for violence prevention.
Deadline: 24 Nov 2025
Learn more and apply: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/tenders/pred...
#ViolencePrevention #ResearchFunding #UKRI #YouthEndowmentFund #CallForProposals #PredictiveTools
🚨 NEW tool for Youth Justice and Policing Partnership Leaders
We’ve launched the Out of Court Resolution Practice Insight Creator — a free self-evaluation tool to help you assess your area’s out of court resolution practice.
👉 Learn more: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/about-us/our...
We’ve launched the Out of Court Resolution Practice Insight Creator — a free self-evaluation tool to help you assess your area’s out of court resolution practice.
👉 Learn more: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/about-us/our...
October 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🚨 NEW tool for Youth Justice and Policing Partnership Leaders
We’ve launched the Out of Court Resolution Practice Insight Creator — a free self-evaluation tool to help you assess your area’s out of court resolution practice.
👉 Learn more: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/about-us/our...
We’ve launched the Out of Court Resolution Practice Insight Creator — a free self-evaluation tool to help you assess your area’s out of court resolution practice.
👉 Learn more: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/about-us/our...
📣 YEF is seeking to appoint an umbrella partner to lead an Emotion Coaching efficacy randomised controlled trial study.
Learn more: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/tenders/call...
#YEF #TenderOpportunity #EmotionCoaching
Learn more: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/tenders/call...
#YEF #TenderOpportunity #EmotionCoaching
October 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
📣 YEF is seeking to appoint an umbrella partner to lead an Emotion Coaching efficacy randomised controlled trial study.
Learn more: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/tenders/call...
#YEF #TenderOpportunity #EmotionCoaching
Learn more: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/tenders/call...
#YEF #TenderOpportunity #EmotionCoaching
Our latest blog explores what we learned from new research on access to mental health support for children and young people at risk of serious youth violence.
Read more: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/when-help-co...
#MentalHealth #YouthViolence #Violenceprevention
Read more: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/when-help-co...
#MentalHealth #YouthViolence #Violenceprevention
October 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Our latest blog explores what we learned from new research on access to mental health support for children and young people at risk of serious youth violence.
Read more: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/when-help-co...
#MentalHealth #YouthViolence #Violenceprevention
Read more: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/when-help-co...
#MentalHealth #YouthViolence #Violenceprevention
Virtual Learning Café: Building an evidence-informed future for youth work
Join us as we explore what current evidence tells us about the role of youth work in reducing violence — and what more is needed to strengthen practice, evaluation, and funding.
🔗 youthendowmentfund.org.uk/events/youth...
Join us as we explore what current evidence tells us about the role of youth work in reducing violence — and what more is needed to strengthen practice, evaluation, and funding.
🔗 youthendowmentfund.org.uk/events/youth...
October 13, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Virtual Learning Café: Building an evidence-informed future for youth work
Join us as we explore what current evidence tells us about the role of youth work in reducing violence — and what more is needed to strengthen practice, evaluation, and funding.
🔗 youthendowmentfund.org.uk/events/youth...
Join us as we explore what current evidence tells us about the role of youth work in reducing violence — and what more is needed to strengthen practice, evaluation, and funding.
🔗 youthendowmentfund.org.uk/events/youth...
New report alert: Young people at risk of violence are too often excluded from mental health support — unless they offend first.
🔗 Read the full report youthendowmentfund.org.uk/reports/acce...
#WMHD25 #WorldMentalHealthDay #EarlyIntervention #ViolencePrevention
🔗 Read the full report youthendowmentfund.org.uk/reports/acce...
#WMHD25 #WorldMentalHealthDay #EarlyIntervention #ViolencePrevention
October 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
New report alert: Young people at risk of violence are too often excluded from mental health support — unless they offend first.
🔗 Read the full report youthendowmentfund.org.uk/reports/acce...
#WMHD25 #WorldMentalHealthDay #EarlyIntervention #ViolencePrevention
🔗 Read the full report youthendowmentfund.org.uk/reports/acce...
#WMHD25 #WorldMentalHealthDay #EarlyIntervention #ViolencePrevention
Do you work in children’s services and want to better embed race equity into your work?
Join our Virtual Learning Café with guest speakers providing insights and best practice.
Register for free: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/events/embed...
Join our Virtual Learning Café with guest speakers providing insights and best practice.
Register for free: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/events/embed...
October 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Do you work in children’s services and want to better embed race equity into your work?
Join our Virtual Learning Café with guest speakers providing insights and best practice.
Register for free: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/events/embed...
Join our Virtual Learning Café with guest speakers providing insights and best practice.
Register for free: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/events/embed...
More than half of headteachers say they don’t feel confident identifying and delivering interventions to prevent children’s involvement in violence. Use our Education Practice Insight Creator, a new self-assessment tool to get evidence-based recommendations youthendowmentfund.org.uk/education-pr...
October 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
More than half of headteachers say they don’t feel confident identifying and delivering interventions to prevent children’s involvement in violence. Use our Education Practice Insight Creator, a new self-assessment tool to get evidence-based recommendations youthendowmentfund.org.uk/education-pr...
Last month, Director of Public Affairs & Comms at YEF, Ciaran Thapar, was invited onto Dallaglio RugbyWorks Talks Podcast.
Discussing challenges young people in the UK face including social media/tech, current affairs, plus the benefits of trusted adults.
🎧 Listen now youtu.be/bxW22JUDKKA?...
Discussing challenges young people in the UK face including social media/tech, current affairs, plus the benefits of trusted adults.
🎧 Listen now youtu.be/bxW22JUDKKA?...
RugbyWorks Talks Podcast Ep13: A conversation with Ciaran Thapar
YouTube video by Dallaglio RugbyWorks
youtu.be
October 3, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Last month, Director of Public Affairs & Comms at YEF, Ciaran Thapar, was invited onto Dallaglio RugbyWorks Talks Podcast.
Discussing challenges young people in the UK face including social media/tech, current affairs, plus the benefits of trusted adults.
🎧 Listen now youtu.be/bxW22JUDKKA?...
Discussing challenges young people in the UK face including social media/tech, current affairs, plus the benefits of trusted adults.
🎧 Listen now youtu.be/bxW22JUDKKA?...
📣Apply to be a Senior Change Designer for our Area Leaders Programme.
Are you passionate about helping children keep safe from violence, brilliant at design, and comfortable with communicating complex information? Then apply before 10/10/25, 12:00 pm: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/careers/
Are you passionate about helping children keep safe from violence, brilliant at design, and comfortable with communicating complex information? Then apply before 10/10/25, 12:00 pm: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/careers/
October 1, 2025 at 8:15 AM
📣Apply to be a Senior Change Designer for our Area Leaders Programme.
Are you passionate about helping children keep safe from violence, brilliant at design, and comfortable with communicating complex information? Then apply before 10/10/25, 12:00 pm: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/careers/
Are you passionate about helping children keep safe from violence, brilliant at design, and comfortable with communicating complex information? Then apply before 10/10/25, 12:00 pm: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/careers/
📣We’ve extended the deadline for applications to our Head of Change, Children’s Services role. Join our expanding team and help children get access to the right support at the right time.
Deadline: 8/10/25, 12:00 pm.
📌Apply: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/careers/
Deadline: 8/10/25, 12:00 pm.
📌Apply: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/careers/
September 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
📣We’ve extended the deadline for applications to our Head of Change, Children’s Services role. Join our expanding team and help children get access to the right support at the right time.
Deadline: 8/10/25, 12:00 pm.
📌Apply: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/careers/
Deadline: 8/10/25, 12:00 pm.
📌Apply: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/careers/
Diversion works. It can almost halve reoffending (8.2% to 4.5%).
But right now, access is unequal across England and Wales.
👉 Read our latest blog on tackling inconsistencies in diversion for more: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/tackling-inc...
#YouthJustice #Diversion
But right now, access is unequal across England and Wales.
👉 Read our latest blog on tackling inconsistencies in diversion for more: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/tackling-inc...
#YouthJustice #Diversion
September 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Diversion works. It can almost halve reoffending (8.2% to 4.5%).
But right now, access is unequal across England and Wales.
👉 Read our latest blog on tackling inconsistencies in diversion for more: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/tackling-inc...
#YouthJustice #Diversion
But right now, access is unequal across England and Wales.
👉 Read our latest blog on tackling inconsistencies in diversion for more: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/tackling-inc...
#YouthJustice #Diversion
Equipping young people with social-emotional skills "...means they’re much more likely to be able to stay away from violence.” Dennis Simms, our Assistant Director – Education, Insights & Collaboration.
Full @tesmagazine.bsky.social article: www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Full @tesmagazine.bsky.social article: www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
What the data on knife crime suggests schools should do next
New figures show that in-school knife crime incidents have decreased in many areas of England. Ellen Peirson-Hagger hears from leaders about what they are doing to drive this reduction, and whether…
www.tes.com
September 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Equipping young people with social-emotional skills "...means they’re much more likely to be able to stay away from violence.” Dennis Simms, our Assistant Director – Education, Insights & Collaboration.
Full @tesmagazine.bsky.social article: www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Full @tesmagazine.bsky.social article: www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
📉 New NHS data:
409 children were hospitalised after knife assaults in 24/25 — down 20% from last year.
This is good news, but every child harmed is one too many. We must act on what works.
🔗 Read our latest blog for more: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/fewer-childr...
#KnifeCrime #Prevention #NHSData
409 children were hospitalised after knife assaults in 24/25 — down 20% from last year.
This is good news, but every child harmed is one too many. We must act on what works.
🔗 Read our latest blog for more: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/fewer-childr...
#KnifeCrime #Prevention #NHSData
September 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
📉 New NHS data:
409 children were hospitalised after knife assaults in 24/25 — down 20% from last year.
This is good news, but every child harmed is one too many. We must act on what works.
🔗 Read our latest blog for more: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/fewer-childr...
#KnifeCrime #Prevention #NHSData
409 children were hospitalised after knife assaults in 24/25 — down 20% from last year.
This is good news, but every child harmed is one too many. We must act on what works.
🔗 Read our latest blog for more: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/fewer-childr...
#KnifeCrime #Prevention #NHSData
📢NEW TOOLKIT STRAND: Formal pre-court diversion. Our new toolkit strand shows that formal pre-court diversion can reduce violence by 25% and reoffending by 14%.
🔗Learn more about formal pre-court diversion: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/toolkit/form...
🔗Learn more about formal pre-court diversion: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/toolkit/form...
September 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
📢NEW TOOLKIT STRAND: Formal pre-court diversion. Our new toolkit strand shows that formal pre-court diversion can reduce violence by 25% and reoffending by 14%.
🔗Learn more about formal pre-court diversion: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/toolkit/form...
🔗Learn more about formal pre-court diversion: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/toolkit/form...