The serious violence strategy, unveiled by Home Secretary Amber Rudd earlier this week, stressed the importance of early intervention to tackle the root causes of serious violence and steer young people away from crime.
It also provides an £11m Early Intervention Youth Fund to support community projects that help steer young people away from violence.
But Stuart Gallimore, who took over as ADCS president from Alison Michalska this month, said there is scant provision within the strategy to assist councils in addressing the issue.
"The strategy emphasises the importance of local communities and partnerships yet provides little for local authorities to develop local responses," Gallimore said.
He said austerity and funding cuts in recent years have taken their toll on youth services.
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