Youth Endowment Fund

This grant round focuses on psychological therapies – talking therapies delivered to children and young people who are at risk of becoming involved in crime and violence (known as secondary prevention) or those already involved in the youth justice system (known as tertiary prevention).

The focus of this round is on supporting children and young people, aged 11 – 18, who are at risk of crime or violence and/or already involved in the youth justice system. The aim is to prevent violence from happening or reoccurring, so that long-term harm can be reduced.

Youth Endowment Fund are looking to fund and evaluate projects that target, support and work with children and young people who are:

• Primarily aged 11 – 18

And have one or more of the following characteristics:

• They are demonstrating challenges with externalising behaviours (such as aggression) as observed by the referrer.
• They have been excluded or suspended from school.
• They are already involved in the youth justice system, either in custodial or community-based settings.
• They are considered at risk of involvement in youth offending, due to:
  • individual, familial or geographical reasons (often referred to as youth violence ‘hotspots’), or
  • being affiliated with groups involved in crime, violence and trafficking (often referred to as ‘gangs’), or
  • being affected by serious violence, criminal or sexual exploitation (as perpetrators and/or victims).

Application will close at 5pm Friday 24th May 2024.