Preventing Youth Violence: Research and Evidence Conference 2025

Preventing Youth Violence: Research & Evidence Conference 2025

Join us for a day of insightful discussions and evidence sharing in conducting and using research to prevent youth violence, with presentations of the evidence gained by the Violence Reduction Unit Programme nationally.

This in-person event will be held at the Conference and Events Centre located within the Holiday Inn Birmingham City Centre Hotel.

Key Topics and Speakers:

• HM Government Violence Prevention Strategy
• Strategic Use of Violence Prevention Research
• The Importance of Evidence from the Perspective of the Cabinet Office & HM Treasury: Levin Wheller (UK Evaluation Task Force Lead)
• Public Sector Violence Prevention Research Practice: Tori Olphin MBE (Head of Research, Evaluation & Data for the Thames Valley Violence Prevention Partnership)
• The Existing Evidence-base and Evidence Gaps: Dr Laura Knight (Head of Tool-kit at the Youth Endowment Fund (YEF))
• Research Methodology: Dr Peter Neyroud (Associate Professor in Evidence-based Policing at the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge)

Panel Discussion Topics:

• Considering Procedural Justice
• Youth Voice and Lived Experience
• Problem-solving Orientated Interventions
• Focused Deterrence
• Mentoring
• Talking Therapies

Experts in the field from within and outside of the Violence Reduction Unit Programme will share their research and evidence-based strategies to address this critical issue. Don't miss this opportunity to learn, network, and contribute to the prevention of youth violence!

Host or Publisher Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) Learning and Evaluation Network & UK Home Office