YEFcast

Communities understand their own neighbourhoods. So what happens when they decide how violence prevention funding is used, guided by evidence? In this episode of YEFcast, host Ciaran Thapar speaks with Robert Sangwa, a Programme Manager at the Youth Endowment Fund, about the Neighbourhood Fund, five hyper-local areas across England and Wales where communities lead decisions on funding to reduce young people's involvement in violence. This includes how evidence is shaping local decisions, what it takes to give every voice an equal say, and how place-based working supports race equity. The Youth Endowment Fund believes that no child should be affected by violence. We research violence to understand it; we find, fund and test what works to prevent it; and we are building a movement to end it. Visit our website Follow us on Instagram It's the conversation you'd hear in our office. Now you can listen in. What would you like us to cover in future episodes? Tell us in the comments.

Too often, safeguarding only kicks in when harm happens at home. So what happens when the danger is somewhere else entirely? In this episode of YEFcast, host Ciaran Thapar speaks with Gail Gibbons, Assistant Director of Change for Children's Services, Neighbourhoods and the Youth Sector. They unpack extra-familial harm, the abuse, violence and exploitation children experience outside the home. This includes why current safeguarding systems struggle to respond, how contextual safeguarding is changing that, and what children's services leaders can do now to protect children in care and beyond. The Youth Endowment Fund believes that no child should be affected by violence. We research violence to understand it; we find, fund and test what works to prevent it; and we are building a movement to end it. Visit our website Follow us on Instagram It's the conversation you'd hear in our office. Now you can listen in. What would you like us to cover in future episodes? Tell us in the comments.

Knife crime is falling for the first time in decades, but why, and what comes next? In this debut episode of YEFcast , host Ciaran Thapar speaks with Joe Collin , Head of Policy and Guidance at the Youth Endowment Fund, about the government’s new knife crime action plan, the evidence behind early intervention, and the urgent need for a multi‑sector approach. They unpack what’s working, what still isn’t, and what must happen now to protect young people across England and Wales. The Youth Endowment Fund believes that no child should be affected by violence. We research violence to understand it; we find, fund and test what works to prevent it; and we are building a movement to end it. Visit our website Follow us on Instagram It’s the conversation you’d hear in our office. Now you can listen in. What would you like us to cover in future episodes? Tell us in the comments