EFFECTIVE PREVENTION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LTD 

Trauma-Informed Training (TI) is a promising and innovative intervention to support front-line professionals develop better early interventions and reduce the risk of children and young peoples ....more

Trauma-Informed Training (TI) is a promising and innovative intervention to support front-line professionals develop better early interventions and reduce the risk of children and young peoples involvement in serious violence. However, further research is needed in order for TI to be evaluable to the same standard as other preventative interventions the government is funding to reduce serious violence. The Early Intervention Foundation (EIF) is leading research on TI practice and has independently identified from research that greater consistency and definitional clarity is needed before TI approaches can be rigorously evaluated. The Home Office will therefore commission the EIF to develop robust theories of change and review the content for each of the seven TI training programmes being delivered by Violence Reduction Units (VRUs) this financial year, as well as work with one VRU whos application was not successful to develop the theory of change. EIF would subsequently produce a public report for the TI sector, which providers could use to strengthen their proposals to commissioners and funders. EIF will also provide private advice on the strengths and limitations of the approaches currently being funded by the Home Offices TI Training programme. This research should therefore enable TI programmes to meet the criteria for enhanced evaluation (up to randomised control trial standard) for impact evaluation by the Youth Endowment Fund, which to date no TI programme has been able to demonstrate. The outcomes of this research should enable better design, commissioning and evaluation of the impact of TI approaches in relation to serious violence and improve the ability of the sector and VRUs to secure funding from a range of funders and evaluate the outcomes and impact such projects have in reducing serious youth violence. This would benefit the TI sector as a whole, strengthen VRUs ability to design and deliver effective interventions and contribute to the development of the wider evidence base for serious violence interventions.

To fund the work of the EIF in partnership with OGDs; champions and supports the vital role that effective early interventions plays in improving outcomes for children and young people; has a key ....more

To fund the work of the EIF in partnership with OGDs; champions and supports the vital role that effective early interventions plays in improving outcomes for children and young people; has a key role to play in communicating 'what works' in a way that is robust and transparent in its use of evidence.

Common Elements: An innovative approach to improving children’s outcomes in early childhood education

Section 43 contract

This funding is seeking to achieve:a.a robust summary of the evidence base on developing trusting 1:1 relationships with vulnerable young people, andb.recommendations for the design of our Trusted ....more

This funding is seeking to achieve:a.a robust summary of the evidence base on developing trusting 1:1 relationships with vulnerable young people, andb.recommendations for the design of our Trusted Relationships pilot.

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