📣’Young people “distressed” by frequent police visits at home, research finds’.

🙏 Thank you to ⁦⁦Children & Young People Now⁩ for covering the Young Advocates’ report findings & recommendations!

📖 Read it in full here: bit.ly/YA-2024 cypnow.co.uk/news/article/y…

Have a read of our special feature bulletin on prevention and diversion.📑

We share our new Prevention and Diversion Assessment Tool, as well as guidance and training to help you use it.

It’s jam-packed with resources, so take a look!👇
youthjusticeboard.newsweaver.co.uk/yots2/13v5yplr…

While we deliver #youthjustice training for lawyers in London, the brilliantly knowledgeable Ruth has been hopping around the country both yesterday and today training youth justice services and police on diversion and out of court disposals. Yesterday she was over in Greater…

'Here's to strong women: may we know them, may we be them, may we raise them.' ✊

Happy #InternationalWomensDay from YJ Services

#InspireInclusion #IWD24 #InternationalWomensDay 2024 ♀️💜💙💚💛🧡❤️🫶

Representatives of Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT health team enjoyed chatting with elected Councillors at a YJ Services event. CWP CAMHS

NEW BLOG: For Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week, our Communications and Campaigns Co-Ordinator explains why sexual violence is pushing girls out of school.

📰: buff.ly/3ODBnYZ

❗ Our new analysis shows worrying rise in school exclusions for Black Caribbean girls

❗ Our FoI requests reveal Black Caribbean and Irish Traveller heritage girls were excluded at significantly higher rates than their white peers in 2021/22

Read more: buff.ly/3w8ZloO

Children’s Voices Matter – at YJ Services we empower our YP to be heard & understood.

This improves mental health & self-esteem, helps them to make better decisions & build relationships Place2Be

#ChildrensMentalHealthWeek 💛🫶
#MyVoiceMatters 🌱

🔗👉 childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk

🚨 Important announcement!🚨

Today we’ve published the final sections of the YJB case management guidance - a ‘how to’ guide for those working in youth justice. The sections focus on out-of-court disposals & custody and resettlement.

Read and share the…

🚨Important announcement!🧵

Youth Justice Annual Stats published today show long-term positive trends continue, including:

📉No. of children cautioned or sentenced decreased by 4%
⚠ Proven knife & offensive weapons offences decreased by 4%
🚓3% reduction in the no. of children…

We are pleased to contribute to the #Cheshire #SeriousViolence strategy & support a preventative public health approach to disrupting violence Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire Cheshire Police Halton Council Warrington Borough Council Cheshire West Cheshire East Council Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service Cheshire Probation

🔗westcheshire-csp.co.uk/wp-content/upl…

A message from Tom Dooks & all YJ Services

#MerryChristmas & #HappyHolidays to all our colleagues & followers.

Thanks for everything you do to support children, families, victims & communities in #Cheshire .

Enjoy the festivities but #StaySafe – #HappyNewYear everyone 💙💚🫶

Peer Power Youth will be closed until January 2nd ✨

We know that Christmas can be a difficult time. Here are some organisations that offer a variety of support over the holidays 💚

See here:
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Jointly created between us and the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC), revised guidance on the role of the YJS police officer reflects changes in legislation & important developments in youth justice. It also has a focus on #ChildFirst .

Read the guidance 👉gov.uk/government/pub…

🚨 New YJB webinar!
Victims: Sharing good practice & available services

Come to our webinar to hear from practitioners delivering excellent services for victims of crime & experts in victims support for children.

🗓18 January
⏰13:30-15:30

Sign up👉eventbrite.co.uk/e/776993788337…

If you or someone you know needs support this festive season, remember there are caring hands and open hearts ready to help.

These services are just a click or a call away. Whether it's a chat, a listening ear, or guidance, there's someone ready to support you.💜

The heart-braking story of Child C and why we need system change: The most important thing about Child C is that he was a child. Born in 2004 in Leicester, he was never old enough to vote, never old enough to drive, never old enough to watch a 15 at the cinema. (1/15)

Festive treat ❄️❄️MCYS is hiring👇🏻👇🏻FT 2 yr Research Associate working with Hannah Smithson on all things Youth Justice. Closing date 14th Jan. check it out rb.gy/9auqsk @yjb BSA Youth @BSC Manchester Metropolitan Uni AYJ European Society of Criminology @mcrmetcrimsoc

Our vision at Youth Endowment Fund is that no child becomes involved in violence. We fund trials to find the best way to keep our children safe. But it's pointless knowing what works if nothing changes. A provocative 🧵on change, especially system change. (1/15)

📣We are looking for our next Chief Executive!

🌟This is an exciting opportunity to lead AYJ through our next phase of development, growing the scale & impact of our work in youth justice

🙏Please help spread the word by sharing with your networks: bit.ly/AYJ-CEO