Evidence shows that targeted youth support can be effective in many areas including reducing teenage pregnancies, promoting positive behaviour, reducing emotional and behavioural problems, and improving family relationships.
Over the past 18 months, C4EO has focused on three areas to help inform developing services for young people. These include increasing the engagement of young people in structured activities, improving outcomes for young people by boosting the impact of targeted support, and reducing alcohol consumption by young people. Our findings can be found in three research reviews available on the C4EO website.
Across all these areas, common themes have emerged. Effective practice includes local authorities working with schools and other partners to identify local needs, provide services and monitor outcomes. It also involves using all forms of media to promote positive activities, and working to remove barriers, such as peer pressure, which prevent young people from taking part.
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