What are the risk factors for children’s involvement in serious violence and what interventions and approaches are most effective in reducing it?
Background
A sizeable minority of children and young people in England face a significant range of vulnerabilities and disadvantages. These include those already known to children’s social care, children in need, those eligible for free school meals (FSM) because of low family income, those with SEND, in particular those who have an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans and those who attend Alternative Provision. Given the human, economic and social cost of poor performance in this area, we are seeking evidence on the best ways to improve outcomes for these children and young people, before issues become acute and require more significant intervention
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Source
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Related UKRI funded projects
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The impact of childhood adversity on violent crime in adolescence and early adulthood
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Funded by: ESRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project directly addresses the risk factors for children's involvement in serious violence and interventions to reduce it.
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What Worked? Policy Mobility and the Public Health Approach to Youth Violence
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Why might this be relevant?
While the project focuses on public health approaches to violence reduction, it does not directly address the risk factors for children's involvement in serious violence and interventions to reduce it.
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Investigating links between adverse and protective childhood contexts and violence later in life: Analysis of cohort data in England, Brazil & Uganda
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Funded by: ESRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project investigates links between adverse childhood contexts and violence later in life, which partially addresses the question on risk factors for children's involvement in serious violence.