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.
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Summary: Neuroclastic have provided a story to help children and adults to understand how autistic brains are different from most brains and from other autistic brains. Description: The NeuroClastic website focuses on a collective of Autistic people who are responsive to the evolving needs and trajectory of the Autistic community. They have produced my brain is autistic easy to…
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: 'County Lines: Should young people involved in county lines be classed as criminals?': The Pathfinder has…
Summary: St Helens youth justice service have created a workshop to support case manager with improving ‘Information Gathering’ section of AssetPlus. Description:St Helens youth justice service created and delivered in 2019 their 'less is more' approach to assessments workshops. The workshop aimed to supports case managers to consider a ‘less is more’ approach to ‘Information Gathering’ in a way…
Summary: Kent youth justice service have shared a variety of resouces to support children to engage with virtual panels. Description:With the move to virtual panels because of COVID-19, Kent youth justice service have been keen to ensure children are fully prepared and aware of the panel process, prior to the panels. Kent youth justice service have acknowledged that…
Summary: Nottingham jouth justice service have shared a methodology of working in a trauma informed way with children through safety, trust, choice, collaboration and empowerment. Description: It has been recognised that a key part of taking a trauma-informed approach is developing relationships through safety, trust, choice, collaboration and empowerment. Psychology informed education sheets have been created by the…
Summary: Attached is a toolkit created by Nacro to illustrate the struggle of identity in young people Description: Nacro have developed a toolkit 'USING AN IDENTITY LENS: Constructive Working With Children in the Criminal Justice System’ to help divert children away from progressing further through the criminal justice system and promote positive outcomes. It is designed to help…
Summary: The London Resettlement Partnership Pathfinder has launched a constructive resettlement website aimed at improving outcomes for children by working in partnership to support their return to the community. Description: The London Resettlement Partnership, a Pathfinder project partly funded by the YJB, has launched the Constructive Resettlement website. The website has been created by, and for, people working…
Summary: Sunderland youth justice service have shared their compliance panel template. Description: Sunderland youth justice service have provided some background on their compliance panels, as well as the template they use during the panels. Sunderland youth justice service originally introduced compliance panels in response to the high rate of breach/enforcement in relation to Youth Rehabilitation Orders and custody…
Summary: Barnet, Bristol, Southwark and Tameside youth justice service have shared practice xamples of their Referral Order contracts. Description: Barnet, Bristol, Southwark and Tameside youth justice services have shared their Referral Order contract templates, which have been adapted to make them more accessible to children and families/carers. Barnet youth justice service Referral Order contract (2020) Bristol youth…
Summary: An engagement resource for working with children and their families/carers created by West Mercia Youth Justice Service. Description: West Mercia youth justice service have created and established ‘Let’s work together to stop offending and achieve a good life’ engagement tool. The tools supports children and their families through their initial stages of contact with the Service. The…
Summary: Darlington youth justice serevice have shared their resource to support children charged with theft offences to explore and challenge their behaviours. Description: Darlington youth justice serevice have shared their workbook and accompanying tutor notes and materials, used with children to explore a range of acquisitive offences with the aim of exploring and challenging these behaviours. There are four distinct sessions of…
Summary: The trauma informed pathfinder have shared a workshop and associated materials looking at how youth justice practitioners can complete assessments in a trauma informed way. Description: As part of the trauma informed Pathfinder, Cwm Taf youth justice service ran a variety of bite size training session through 2021 and 2022 to support colleagues across England and Wales…