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\nOur next event is expected to take place online and scheduled for early 2026. We will be in touch soon for further details. If you would be interested in presenting or sharing your work at this event, please contact us at <\/span>saferchildren@northumbria.ac.uk<\/span>\n
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\u2018Child First approaches to tackling youth crime and violence\u2019, Durham Leadership Centre, 7th<\/sup> November 2025<\/span><\/h3>
Our fourth event, entitled ‘Child First approaches to tackling youth crime and violence’ was held at Durham Leadership Centre to provide a venue that could be more accessible for some of our more southernly located members – a big thank you to Lisa Ingelby and Durham CC for allowing us to use this fantastic venue!<\/h5>
We welcomed some fantastic speakers to this event and as always there was time dedicated to discussion, collaboration and networking.<\/div>
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British Academy Project update – Dr Rebecca Oswald, Professor Sarah Soppitt and Dr Samantha Walker from Northumbria University presented emerging findings from British Academy funded research project – \u2018Scrutinising \u2018child first\u2019 policy and practice and its application to children involved in serious violence\u2019. Their presentation highlighted if and how child first approaches have been adopted across our key social services – youth justice services, education services and alternative provision, children’s social care, risk outside the home teams, police including seconded YJS officers and missing from home departments, health services including Forensic CAMHS and third sector organisations. It also discussed the barriers to taking a ‘child first’ approach with young people involved in or at risk of serious youth violence and what might need to change.<\/div>
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Lisa Ingleby, Alternative Provision and Inclusion Provider, Durham County Council – Lisa presented Durham’s transitions project, which delivers early intervention support to vulnerable students moving from primary to secondary school. She described how targeted intervention programs covering healthy relationships, online safety, peer pressure, and emotional regulation, have had a substantial impact for these young people. The transitions program has\u00a0reduced suspensions and exclusions while helping vulnerable students, particularly those at highest risk, successfully integrate into secondary school with improved attendance and positive relationships.<\/p>

Peer Action Collective (PAC) team, NE Youth – Our two fantastic speakers from this team – Penny Rosemond and Aaron Ridley – led a thoroughly enjoyable icebreaker for our attendees, demonstrating the importance of fun in building relationships. The PAC team further discussed their work as peer researchers into \u2018Implementing Youth Voice\u2019: what good youth voice looks like for professionals and services, and the toolkit they have developed to help practitioners move from consultation with young people to co-production.<\/p>

Final group discussion, conclusion and next steps\u2026
1. What does \u2018child first\u2019 mean in your context?
2. How could a more joined up approach to \u2018child first\u2019 be taken across agencies? What might need to change?
3. Are \u2018child first\u2019 policies and practices an effective way to tackle issues of serious youth violence?<\/p>

Copies of the presentations from this event can be found under Resources.<\/span><\/p>

‘Young Futures Hubs in the North East – their promise and potential pitfalls’, in collaboration with Dr Luke Billingham, Northumbria University, 12th May 2025<\/span><\/h3>
Our third event, entitled ‘Youth Futures Hubs in the North East’ was held at Northumbria University and hosted in collaboration with our fantastic guest speaker Dr Luke Billingham on 12th May 2025.<\/strong><\/h5>

In this session we were joined by Dr Luke Billingham, who explored Young Futures Hubs and their potential impact for the North East. As both an academic at the Open University and youth and community worker in North East London, Luke has worked extensively with young people affected by or at risk of violence, and brought a wealth of experience and a thought-provoking perspective to the discussion. You can find out more about Luke here –Luke Billingham | OU people profiles<\/a><\/p>

This event included presentations from our guest speaker, small group discussions and activities, and opportunities for wider networking and Q & A\u2019s.<\/p>

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