Working with Children
This section contains materials and resources, including interventions, programmes and toolkits that are used by youth justice services with children.
The material in this section has been produced by youth justice services in-house or with support from partners. The materials in this section are not evaluated. You can find youth justice evaluated materials in the practice-based evaluations area on this site.
If you would like to submit a programme, intervention or a way of working with children that works well in your service to the Youth Justice Resource Hub, please complete the submission form.
Child First Diversion Pathfinder (Bradford Youth Justice Service) – January 2023
Published: 15/06/2023
Summary The child first pathfinder, lead by Bradford youth justice service have shared a variety of resources in regard to their implementation and delivery of a child first diversion model. Description The following resources have been developed by the Bradford child first diversion Pathfinder. Within this submission, you will be able to access a range…
Intervention Sessions for Children – Child First Pathfinder (November 2022)
Published: 21/11/2022
Summary: The Child First Pathfinder have shared their intervention resources used with children around county lines and disproportionality. Description: Child First Pathfinder through Youth Ink have shared the following resources, which have been created and delivered in Southwark Youth Justice Service by Youth Ink: The Child First Pathfinder has also shared an evaluation of Youth Ink:…
London Accommodation Pathfinder Operations Manual and Storyboard – London Accommodation Pathfinder (May 2023)
Published: 05/10/2022
London Accommodation Pathfinder, which provides alternative accommodation to Youth Detention Accommodation, have shared their operating manual to support key stakeholders and youth justice services to ensure consistency. They have also shared their storyboard to use with children and their parents/careers.
The South and West Yorkshire Resettlement Consortium: Overview – The South and West Yorkshire Resettlement Pathfinder (March 2022)
Published: 27/06/2022
Summary Overview and learning that emerged through the South and West Yorkshire Resettlement Consortium Pathfinder from 2019 to 2022. Description The South and West Yorkshire Resettlement Consortium Pathfinder came to an end in March 2022. They have shared an overview report, which describes the work that was undertaken. You may also find of interest the…
Child Exploitation Risk Assessment and Management Tool – County Lines Pathfinder (April 2022)
Published: 24/05/2022
Summary: Cambridgeshire County Council have shared their child exploitation risk assessment and management tool as well as a short review of the tool.
Diversion Programme: DIVERT Youth – Lancashire Child First Pathfinder (May 2022)
Published: 20/05/2022
Summary Lancashire Child First Pathfinder have shared a case study of how DIVERT youth diversion programme works in practice. Description DIVERT is a diversion programme helping children in Lancashire to support diverting them out of the youth justice system. Lancashire Child and Youth Justice Service wanted a community-based true Diversion offer for children who it…
Practitioner Cultural Competence Resource: Working with Exploited Children – County Lines Pathfinder (April 2022)
Published: 19/05/2022
Summary Suffolk County Lines Pathfinder have shared a resource, associated evaluation and further resources aimed at supporting professionals in increasing their confidence in working with those children who experience exploitation. Description Suffolk County Lines Pathfinder have shared their identifying elements of cultural competence within a child criminal exploitation cohort (please be aware that some of…
Sandwell Hub: A Web-Based Platform for Children and Parents – Sandwell Youth Offending Service Pathfinder (November 2021)
Published: 10/03/2022
Summary Sandwell youth justice service, as part of the Pathfinder project have developed a web-based platform to support children and parents in accessing information and interventions. Description As part of the Pathfinder funding, Sandwell youth justice service produced a web-based platform, Sandwell Hub for children and parents. Sandwell Hub has dedicated areas including; Sandwell youth…
Keeping Safe: Supporting Conversations with Professionals Working with Children Experiencing Exploitation – County Lines Pathfinder (December 2021)
Summary Suffolk County Council have shared a short tool to support a shared set of professional boundaries, associated assessment and plan for professionals to plan and support conversations with children experiencing exploitation. AimsThe aims of developing shared professional boundaries are to: Description Suffolk County Council have shared their keeping safe overview and as part of…
Pathway and Planning Assessment – Cwm Taf Pathfinder (August 2021)
Published: 17/08/2021
Summary Attached below are a variety of resources related to the Pathway and Planning assessment of children which take into consideration trauma-informed practice. Description Attached below are a variety of tools developed by Cwm Taf youth offending service, these look at the pathways and planning documentation. Cwm Taf youth offending service have produced a guide…
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