Combating Gender Violence: Join the movement against violence towards women and girls.

Earlier this month we announced our partnership with the Evening Standard's Show Respect campaign, an initiative that funds healthy relationships workshops in schools across London. With a significant ￡500,000 investment from the Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund, 12 organisations will deliver workshops that aim to educate students about respect and healthy interactions, addressing issues such as sexual harassment and the influence of toxic ideologies.

In addition, YEF is contributing over ￡360,000 to this vital campaign by evaluating a new dating and relationship violence prevention programme. This programme, delivered in five schools, involves teachers specially trained by the Sex Education Forum.

Review the Evening Standard campaign.

Children aged between 11-16 can attend these programmes which may include a single intervention or multiple interventions delivered over a period of weeks, months or in some cases up to two years.?

?? Impact:

Moderate reduction in violent crime, decreasing incidents by 17%.

?? Program Highlights:

• Delivered by trained teachers or external facilitators.
• Activities include education sessions, role-playing, awareness campaigns, and support services.
• Focus on self-regulation, communication skills, and early warning sign identification.

?? Key Takeaways:

• Provide relationship violence prevention sessions to all secondary school age children.?

• Tailor the programme content to age and needs.?
• Embed reflection exercises and group discussion to maximise impact.?
• Commission high quality external providers to deliver the programme. If this is not possible, put in place comprehensive training for teachers to ensure they feel equipped.?

Review full information in the YEF Toolkit

What works in schools to prevent relationship and dating violence?

We ran a Virtual Learning Café in October 2023, which provided insights from practitioners on supporting pupils with the prevention of relationship violence and dating lessons. We heard from speakers from University of Exeter Split Banana and Everyone's Invited . You can watch the replay and download the slides below ??.

Don't miss out on YEF Events in July

Learn more from our team on how you can put our evidence into practice. Throughout the year we’ll be hosting online webinars as well as in-person conferences targeted at our sectors of interest. Next month, set time aside in your diaries for the following discussions:

• 9 July, 4pm - 5pm: Social Media, Young People, and Violence - Virtual learning café on the impact of social media on youth violence.
• 16 July, 4pm - 5pm: Evaluation at Thames Valley Violence Prevention Partnership - Learn about evaluation methods from experts in the field.
• 24 July, 1pm - 2:30pm: Detached Youth Work: Can it Reduce Violence? - Explore the effectiveness of detached youth work.
• 25 July, 10:30am - 12pm: Improving Prevention and Diversion for Children - Discussion on enhancing preventive measures and diversion strategies.