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.

Summary: In the Zone is a collection of interactive group work resources for use in schools developed to give young people information about subjects that affect young people today.  Aimed at giving young people the tools to ensure they gain knowledge and skills to keep them safe in the community.  Within the fact sheet there are also links for parents and…
Summary: An animated video created by Gateshead Youth Justice Service and Digital Voice for Communities, co-produced and scripted by young people exploring their own experiences of youth justice.      Description:  Digital Me is a collaboration between Gateshead Specialist Support Service (Youth Justice, Domestic Abuse, Family Group Conferencing, Support for Children and Young People who are Reported Missing and Family Support…
Summary:  This submission is made up of two documents. The first document provides an overview of the scoping exercise and includes an evidence summary on supporting girls as well as the key trends and challenges identified through the exercise. The second document is a table which provides a summary of projects and programmes led by YJS’ that have been designed…
Summary: The aim of the CRPS is to offer a programme of support for children following their first community resolution, or they have been identified as being at risk of offending. This is an independent evaluation of the service completed by Home - Rocket Science (rocketsciencelab.co.uk)      Description:   The CRPS programme was funded by the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland…
Summary: Camden, Essex, Hammersmith and Fulham, Hartlepool, Islington and North Yorkshire youth justice services have shared some of their reparation and unpaid work programmes they run locally.       Description: Camden, Essex, Hartlepool, Islington and North Yorkshire youth justice services have shared some of their reparation (and unpaid work) programmes that they run. What all the services have in common is…
Summary: Milton Keynes youth justice and support service have shared an overview of their promoting reintegration and reducing exclusion model which is part of their prevention and diversion service.      Description: Milton Keynes youth justice and support service have shared an overview of their promoting reintegration and reducing exclusion (see below for the slides) project, which offers primary, secondary and further…
Summary: Access to the National Youth Agency resource aimed at children and young people in relation to the cost of living crisis.      Description: The National Youth Agency have published exploring the cost of living crisis resource aimed at children and young people.  The resource consists of twelve independent sessions covering topics such as; The real cost of inflation. Savings: informed…
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 of tools,…
Summary: 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.   Description: The aim of the London Accommodation Pathfinder is to provide an alternative to Youth Detention Accommodation and…
Child First Tenets - YJB Workforce Development Council - Child-First Task group (April 2023)   How can we apply these in a custodial setting?   Contact: Organisation: Youth Justice Board for England and Wales  Name: Ruth Searle Email: ruth.searle@yjb.gov.uk
Child-First Myth Busting Doc   YJB Workforce Development Council - Child-First Task group (April 2023)   Contact: Organisation: Youth Justice Board for England and Wales  Name: Ruth Searle Email: ruth.searle@yjb.gov.uk
Summary: County Lines Pathfinder have shared a resource pack to raise awareness around grooming, risks posed to children who experience exploitation and support professionals to challenge pre-conceptions around child criminal exploitation.     Description: County Lines Pathfinder have shared their film with accompanying resource pack: TRAPPED. The resource aims to highlight the issues of child criminal exploitation through county lines.…
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