This article has been brought to you by Slough Borough Council on behalf of Youth Endowment Fund for the attention of all schools.
The Youth Endowment Fund has published a report exploring children and young people’s accounts of their involvement in violence in the UK. The systematic review brings together 25 years of research with children and young people aged 10- to 24-years-old who have been involved in, or at risk of, serious violence. The review highlights five narratives describing how young people become involved in, or move away from, serious violence: difficult lives; hypermasculinity; financial reward; blurred boundaries of 'at risk'; and towards desistance. The review identifies gaps in the evidence base, including the underrepresentation of girls and young women, some minority ethnic groups, and migrant populations.
Read the news story: Insights from YEF’s first systematic review of UK qualitative research
Read the report: Children and young people’s accounts of their involvement in serious youth violence in the UK