1. Tackling Youth Violence Network
Friday 17th May - Mental Health Awareness Week
Westside Young People’s Centre, Ealing

2. Welcome
Stuart Thomson, Trustee - London Youth

3. About London Youth
London Youth is a membership network of 450+ community youth organisations across London. We are a charity on a mission to improve the lives of young Londoners.
We deliver a broad range of services to our members, including funded opportunities, Quality Mark accreditation, resources and relationships, training, specialist networks, and a policy and research voice. We deliver our own sports, arts, employability, and youth leadership programmes. Last year, we worked with 27,000 young people on our programmes and through our residential centres, Hindleap Warren and Woodrow High House.
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4. About the Tackling Youth Violence Network
The Tackling Youth Violence Network, which has been running since 2012, is a unique forum in London that regularly brings together youth workers and other specialists involved in front-line youth violence programmes. It’s an opportunity for youth violence professionals to share best practice, to network and partner, and to connect with politicians and policymakers. The network is primarily aimed at London Youth members, but is open to any organisation or statutory service involved or interested in tackling youth violence in London.
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5. Our networks (Mar-May 2019)
Date
Contact
Employability Network
Thursday 23rd May
Regional Impact Network
Thursday 25th April
Tackling Youth Violence Network
Friday 17th May
Wellbeing & Mental Health Network
Friday 5th April
Youth Involvement Network
Thursday 4th April

6. Agenda # Time Subject Speaker2
10.15am – 10.20am
Welcome to Ealing - Providing the youth violence context for Ealing
Charles Barnard, Assistant Director Early Years, Preventative and Youth Services - Ealing Council 3
10.20am – 10.30am
Policy Update
Samuel Howell, Policy Officer – London Youth 4
10.30am – 11.15am
London Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) -
Brief update, group work on consultation questions, Q&A
Lynne Abrams, Head of the VRU 5
11.15am – 11.35am
Young Londoners Fund - Provide information about the application process and what they’re looking for in successful applications
Sarah Wilkins, Senior Education & Youth Manager - GLA 6
11.35am – 11.55am
BREAK
N/A 7
11.55am – 12.15pm
To speak about the key findings in their “Preventing serious youth violence – what works?” Report
Anne-Mari Hall, Senior Knowledge and Learning Manager – The National Lottery Community Fund 8
12.15pm pm
Group discussion regarding how youth professionals cope with their own mental health and well-being
Nicole Bristol-Robinson, Membership Development Officer – London Youth 9
12.55pm – 1.00pm
Conclusion & Close
Stuart Thomson, Trustee – London Youth

7. Policy Update
Samuel Howell, Policy Officer - London Youth

8. Working for our members
Meeting at No. 10 Downing Street around the Serious Youth Violence Summit
Continuing to engage with the London VRU
Read our response to the House of Commons Women & Equalities Committee: Mental Health of Men and Boys Inquiry
Read our statement on the Spring Budget Statement 2019
In the media: Evening Standard, Children & Young People Now, and FE News
In reports: Esmée Fairbairn Foundation: Insights on Core Funding, APPG on Youth Affairs: Youth Inquiry, and Siân Berry AM: London’s Lost Youth Services Report 2019

9. Consultation
Home Office: Serious Violence Multi-agency Legal Duty Consultation
Closes Tuesday 28th May
Find out more
consultation/
Co-sign our response
Attend our Consultation Workshop (Monday 20th May)
20-may-2019

10. Updates - Announcements
DCMS Youth Charter
Spring Statement:
Serious Violence Fund (£100 million)
Funding for national VRUs
Youth Violence Summit
Serious violence legal duty
Impetus PEF to distribute the Youth Endowment Fund (£200 million, over 10-years, first grants in autumn 2019)

11. Updates - Resources & Reports
Department for Education: Timpson Review of School Exclusions
Sian Berry AM: London’s Lost Youth Services
Ofsted: Safeguarding Children and Young People in Education from Knife Crime
Impetus PEF: Establishing the Employment Gap
APPG on Knife Crime: Link between youth service cuts and rising knife crime
Parliamentary Office of Science &Technology and Nuffield Foundation: Early Interventions to Reduce Violent Crime

12. Policy Advisory Group
Putting our members at the heart of the policy and media work. The expertise of our membership of youth organisations is our biggest strength.
Choose how and on what issues you want to engage, with no automatic commitment of time.
Sign up here: advisory-group

13. London VRU
Lynne Abrams, Head of the VRU

14. Violence Reduction Unit
Lynne Abrams, Head of VRU
Welcome.
Purpose of today is to seek your input and allow time here for a discussion on the draft work programme we’ve developed with partners and stakeholders over several months.
Reminder of last meeting? Since then we have been busy – examples of work etc here.
At the outset of the VRU we made commitments to developing a co-designed work programme and its important we hold true to that commitment.
The report we are asking you to consider today sets out:
Approach and principles for moving forward
A set of draft objectives for a work programme to enable change over the next year
And the governance and finances.

15. Context and Objectives
The Violence Reduction Unit was launched by the Mayor in September
The Mayor initially directed £500,000 to mobilise the unit and has now invested a further £6.8m to be fund local services and programmes.
The services and programmes will provide greater capacity to deliver early interventions to help prevent the spread of violence and support projects that will help tackle the complex root causes.
The Unit has developed three strategic aims:
Stabilise & reduce violence across London
Empower Londoners to stay safe, united and inclusive
Align attitudes & perceptions of Violence with ‘reality’
Quick reminder of b/g to the VRU.

16. Purpose of today To outline the discussions so far
To outline the work programme content
To inform you about our plans and next steps for the VRU
To hear your thoughts about the elements which most affect you and the people you work with

17. Building the evidence and listening to partners
Drawing on international and national approaches towards tackling violence
A Strategic Needs Assessment
A review of Homicides and Serious Case Reviews
A Performance Framework
Discussion and engagement over the last six months through; Partnership Reference Group, practitioner workshops, Community Involvement Planning meetings.
Bespoke events – health, VCS, Safeguarding Boards, Health & Wellbeing Boards.

18. Approach and Principles A contextual violence reduction approach
International & national influences
City & place
Institutions & systems
Communities & Neighbourhoods
Responsible evidenced- based leadership; mutual accountability to invest in what works
Learn from and share with the global community to build on what works and improve outcomes for all
Peers & Friends
Enable and Empower to lead from within to build sustainable futures
Families & Home
Support young people to be the best they can individually and together
Support & enable to nurture and protect
Building a London that is safe, united and inclusive
Children & Young people
We will be taking a contextual violence reduction approach, which in essence provides us with a framework that references the context and influences that impact on individuals at significant points in their life; acknowledging that no individual operates in a vacuum but it both part of an influenced by a huge range of other contexts.
It translates into the child’s journey through life. It provides a means by which we can explore effective interventions across a range of areas.
The VRU will adopt this approach focusing on:
Children and Young People – reducing Adverse Childhood Experiences and building resilience
Families and Home – Support and enable them to nurture and protect young people
Peers and Friends – support young people to be the best they can be individually and together
Community and Neighbourhoods – enable and empower communities to lead from within to build sustainable futures
Institutions and systems – institutions providing responsible leadership; London partners having mutual accountability to invest in what works
City and Place – building a London that is safe, united and inclusive
National and International context – learn from and share with the global community to build on what works and improve outcomes for all.
The VRU is proposing six objectives to align with the contextual safeguarding model….
Reduce ACES & Build resilience

19. Draft work programme
The Unit is proposing eight core objectives, to be delivered initially over a two year period:
Supporting individuals to be more resilient
Supporting stronger families
Young People leading change
Keeping schools safe, keeping young people in school and improving alternatives
Keeping young people safe in public areas and encourage greater activity during holidays
Enabling local communities to be strong, safe and resilient
Giving young people every chance to succeed
Changing the message around violence
Adopting the Contextual Safeguarding frame we have proposed a set of six objectives on which to build a programme of interventions and activity which the Unit will oversee/facilitate?

20. Supporting individuals to be more resilient
Framework Reduce Adverse Childhood experiences and build resilience
Interventions Develop more personalised services, encourage and support further collaboration with public sectors partners and the VCS. Develop and share a range of examples of existing good practice. Support for young people who witness and/or suffer domestic abuse.

21. Supporting stronger families
Framework Supporting parents and carers to nurture and protect
Interventions Develop resilient families who can spot vulnerabilities and know where to access support. Ensure that adults experiencing domestic abuse are supported

22. Young people leading change
Framework Support young people to be the best they can individually and together
Interventions To establish a strand of work, led entirely by young people, which develops a peer- to-peer response to violence

23. Enabling local communities to be strong, safe and resilient
Framework Enabling and empowering communities to lead from within to build sustainable futures
Interventions Identify the barriers to community trust and work with partners to foster greater openness and transparency. Provide funding, evaluation of projects and promotion of best practice to areas most affected by violence. Ensure there is a comprehensive package of support for communities to access following a violent incident.

24. Keeping schools safe, keeping young people and improving alternatives
Framework Institutions providing responsible leadership; London partners having mutual accountability to invest in what works
Interventions Create standards through a demonstrable programme of activities. Reduce the number of young people excluded and missing from mainstream education. To support young people at difficult points in their school journey, particularly those with special educational needs, and to support successful primary and secondary transition.

25. Keep young people safe in public areas and encourage greater activity during holidays
Framework Building a London that is safe, united and inclusive
Interventions Increase and promote activity for young people during times of 4-7pm. Ensure there is a full and promoted programme of activity for young people ad families during the school holidays. Work with young people to focus efforts on making the most dangerous transport hubs safer.

26. Giving young people every chance to succeed
Framework Institutions providing responsible leadership; London partners having a mutual accountability to invest in what works
Interventions To support initiatives across the criminal justice system to reduce violence and provide support to offenders To recognise the disproportionate number of young black men in the criminal justice system, and target supportive interventions to get them out

27. Changing the message around violence
Framework Tackling and changing international and national influences, building on what works and improve outcome for all
Interventions Develop a clear, simple and jargon free language around violence that can be a positive message of hope to both reassure and encourage London citizens To discourage the imagery of knives and other shocking newspaper and social media headlines that spread fear rather than understanding about the causes of violence To confront head-on the much promoted but inaccurate idea that youth violence is black on black violence

28. Proposed next steps
Detailed development of the work programme with a broader network of partners (by end of May)
Possible workshop – 30th May
Identify and agree partner leads for specific projects and programmes (by end of June)
Developing an outcomes based performance framework with support from the Evidence & Insight Team/ GLA Intelligence
An Equalities Impact Assessment on the work programme (by end of May)
A commissioning framework (by end of June)

29. London VRU: Reflections and discussion
Does the draft work programme place enough emphasis on the right areas, does it give balance to both immediate and long term activity?
How can the VRU facilitate our commitments to co-design the work programme as we move to implementation?
What aspects of the work programme need to be prioritised in your opinion?
What aspects do you think this group/ the youth violence sector could be most involved in?
Would you be interested in a workshop on the action plan?
So, you’ve seen the full work programme and the commitments – here are some questions to prompt discussion.

30. Young Londoners Fund
Sarah Wilkins, Senior Education and Youth Manager - GLA

31. Young Londoners Fund Round Two www.london.gov.uk/young-londoners-fund

32. Young Londoners Fund
Helping children and young people aged 10 to 21 to fulfil their potential, particularly those at risk of getting caught up in crime.
It will support a range of education, sport, cultural and other activities.
This year £15m is available to support projects working with children and young people.
Last year (2018) 105 organisations were awarded grants, totally £15m.

33. Aims Provide Aspirational and inspirational activities
Give new options and positive choices
More children and young people access London’s youth offer

34. Who can apply Your organisation must be legally constituted
Your annual grant proposed must not be more than 50 per cent of the annual turnover of your organisation
Your lead applicant must be able to provide audited/examined accounts
You must have a proven track record in the work your organisation does
You must have expertise and / or experience in delivering the kind of work set out in your proposal
You should have or commit to working towards the London Youth Quality Mark & Project Oracle Validation Standard 1

35. Funding available Size of grant Funding per year
Max grant over 3 years
Indicative YLF round 1 allocation
% of funding
No. of projects
Small
£10,000 -£30,000
£90,000
£1.5m
10% 30
Medium
£30,000 -£50,000
£150,000
£9m
60% 65
Large
£50,000-£500,000
£1,500,000
£4.5m
30%
4/5

36. Who the YLF funding supports
Young people at risk of exclusion or involvement in criminal activity,
for example:
Potentially being excluded from school or college, not in employment or social exclusion
Living in a disadvantaged neighbourhood, having a disrupted family, having a convicted parent or sibling
Young people who’ve been involved in criminal activity, for example:
Having a criminal conviction or any other sanction
In contact with a Youth Offending Team or Service
Incarcerated or on probation

37. Outputs and outcomes Mandatory Young Londoner Fund Output
Number of young people who start and complete activity
Outcomes
What will change for the young people you are supporting and how will you measure that change?
Outcome area
Example
Increased engagement
More young people designing, leading and participating in volunteering
Reduced violence
Reduced offending of identified individuals
Improved mental health and well-being
Improved resilience
Improved relationships
Improved positive peer relationships
Improved behaviour
Reduced drug and alcohol misuse
Improved attainment
Improved school/college attendance
Increased employment
Increased job readiness

38. Feedback on round one applications
Some common areas for development identified during the assessment process:
A lack of clarity in how the proposed project would tackle the primary aims of the fund
Unclear on the young people the project was aimed at, their needs and how the organisation would engage them in the project design and delivery
Not enough information on activities the proposed project would provide and what difference these activities would make to young people
Did not demonstrate how the proposed project would engage with existing local services to provide wraparound support for young people

39. Local networks

40. Application window Applications Open 15 May 2019 Information sessions
May/June
Involve young people in your ideas and plans
Any queries contact the grant helpline
Applications Close 12-noon Friday 12 July

41. Key documents and links
Prospectus and Application Guidance
Register on our grants portal
Data Resource Pack
Project Development Resources
If you have questions about the
application process:
Helpline
A FAQ document is available for round two and will be updated until 5 July 2019.
Twitter:
#YoungLondonersFund
@MayorofLondon

42. Questions

43. Tea Break

44. “Preventing serious youth violence – what works?” Report
Anne-Mari Hall, Senior Knowledge and Learning Manager – The National Lottery Community Fund

45. Group Discussion
Nicole Bristol-Robinson, Membership Development Officer – London Youth

46. Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
What is it?
24/7, 365 day service available to support with work, personal, family issues, daily living and life events. This is available to all London Youth staff and now all of our members. You’ll be able to receive:
Professional consultations
Short-term counselling
Information / Resources
Referrals to local services
There is no limit to the number of issues you can gain support on

47. Next Steps
We hope that you find the EAP service to be a valuable resource. In order to get access to the service, contact the Membership Development team at to request the necessary credentials.

48. Group Discussion
Please discuss the following questions with the mental health and wellbeing of yourself and other youth professionals in mind…
What issues do you or your colleagues struggle with? i.e. What are the issues that affect the mental health and wellbeing of youth professionals?
What current support do you or your colleagues have? i.e. What personal, professional, or organisational resources or processes support your mental health and wellbeing?
What support do you or your colleagues need? i.e. What’s missing? What could your organisation, London Youth, central or local government, or other charities do to support your mental health and wellbeing?

49. Conclusion
Stuart Thomson, Trustee – London Youth

50. Upcoming networks (Jun-Aug 2019)
Date
Contact
Employability Network
Thursday 25th July
Inclusion Network
Friday 28th June
Regional Impact Network
Wednesday 17th July
Tackling Youth Violence Network
Monday 12th August
Wellbeing & Mental Health Network
Tuesday 11th June
Youth Involvement Network
Wednesday 3rd July

51. Keep in touch @LondonYouth @London_Youth /LondonYouth
Londonyouth.org/newsletter
Nicole Bristol-Robinson, Membership Development Officer or