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• Updated: 1 January 2009

Youth crime prevention programmes - how young people are put on a programme, what they're like, mentoring and involving parents and families.

• Overview

  There are various prevention programmes that work to keep young people…

• How young people are put on a programme

  Young people are usually sent - or ‘referred’ - to one of these programmes…

• What these programmes are and how they work

  Youth crime prevention programmes have different names and do different…

• Mentoring

  A mentor is a specially trained volunteer who spends time helping someone.…

• Involving parents and families

  Usually, parents and families will be involved in helping a young person…

This privacy notice outlines data used on the application, registration, or participant release forms to conduct financial, reputational and extremism due diligence checks.

• Updated: 19 April 2021

This list includes all the accredited programmes that are available to service users.

• Updated: 12 May 2026

How the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) supports first-time young parents, evidence for the programme, and where it is provided in England.

• Updated: 25 February 2026

Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW) was the FCDO-funded women’s economic empowerment programme from 2017 to 2025.

• Updated: 1 October 2025

Information about the SFPC programme to help safely reduce the number of children entering care.

• Updated: 21 June 2021

Offending behaviour programmes and interventions currently available for offenders in England and Wales.

• Updated: 23 May 2022

Statistics on Employment Schemes, New Enterprise Allowance, pre-Work Programme mandatory programmes, Youth Offer, Youth Contract and Get Britain Working.

• Updated: 15 June 2022

Evaluation and summary reports for the Children's social care innovation programme (CSCIP) grouped by theme.

• Updated: 12 October 2022