The NYA has published its latest report The social cost of youth work cuts: Preventing youth offending through youth work to mark the start of Youth Work Week 2023.
The study analyses 74 sources of academic literature and evidence, with key findings highlighting the importance of youth work and partnership working across services working with children, including youth organisations.
It finds that for every 1,000 children in the UK population, 4.6 are involved with the youth justice system, and participation in crime among 10- to 15-year-olds increased by 10 per cent in London boroughs worst affected by youth centre closures between 2010 and 2019.
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