We are pleased to share that on the 9^th of July, The Youth Endowment Fund will publish the Youth Sector System Guidance, setting out six evidence-informed recommendations to strengthen systems that support your efforts to take an evidence based approach to reducing youth violence.

The guidance builds on our Youth Sector Practice Guidance and addresses a critical challenge facing the sector: while there is growing evidence about what works, organisations and commissioners are often constrained by wider system barriers that make implementation difficult. The recommendations focus on three themes:

• Reforming funding for youth provision
  • Shaping rollout of major youth policy initiatives
  • Strengthening safeguarding and workforce capability

The recommendations draw on the best available evidence, including findings from over 2,000 studies synthesised through the YEF Toolkit, YEF-funded research, and insights from young people and practitioners across England and Wales.

At a time when significant developments such as the National Youth Strategy,  Safer Streets, Protecting lives – building hope, Young Futures Hubs, Better Youth Spaces and other youth policy reforms are taking shape, we believe this guidance provides a timely contribution to discussions about how the sector can be better supported to deliver effective services for children and young people vulnerable to violence.

Please join us at our Virtual learning Café event to launch the Youth Sector System Guidance.

Who the event is for

This session is designed for senior leaders involved in commissioning, policy or funding decisions to reduce youth violence, including:

• Policy leads (central government)
• Local Authority commissioning and youth service leads
• Cabinet Members for Children and Young People
• Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) Directors
• Serious Violence Duty leads
• Housing Directors (Community and Partnerships)
• Youth sector delivery organisations – Chief Executives
• PCC Chief Executives and commissioning leads
• Senior policy leads

Event details

• Date: 9^th July 2026
• Time: 10:00–11:00am
• Format: Online (MS Teams)

Places are complimentary and can be booked here.

Post attendance, we encourage you to download and read the guidance and consider how its recommendations may inform your organisation’s work, partnerships and future planning.

Together, we can push for the right conditions that make it easier to deliver effective support to the children and young people who need it most.