Preventing Gang and Youth Violence: Spotting Signals of Risk and Supporting Children and Young People Report – Early Intervention Foundation (2015)
Summary:
The Early Intervention Foundation published three reports exploring serious youth violence.
Description
The Early Intervention Foundation published the preventing gang and youth violence: spotting signals of risk and supporting children and young people report (2015). The report aims to support local areas make more informed decisions about;
- how best to identify those children and young people who may be at risk of involvement in gangs or youth violence;
- what types of programmes or interventions appear to work or not to work in preventing involvement in gangs and youth violence.
As part of this series, the Early Intervention Foundation have also published;
- What works to prevent gang involvement, youth violence and crime: a rapid review of interventions delivered in the UK and abroad (2015) – This report provides a brief overview of the international literature on effective and ineffective approaches aiming to prevent gang involvement and youth violence.
- Preventing gang and youth violence: A review of risk and protective factors (2015) – This report asks which risk and protective factors practitioners working with children and young adults should look out for when assessing the likelihood of children becoming involved in youth violence and gangs.