Making the most of young people's potential

For all our reports on young people please see the list on the left of the page.

Whether it is illiteracy, mental health problems, or offending, often problems in adulthood have roots in a person's childhood. With many charities working with young people, and many donors interested in the issue, we chose to focus one area of our research programme on how young people can be helped to achieve their potential.

Our knowledge to date includes truancy and exclusion, young offenders, and child mental health. Our research into measuring children's well-being also informs our understanding of how best charities and funders can support young people.

Recent reports

Measuring together: Impact measurement in the youth justice sector
Youth justice charities are particularly in danger from statutory funding cuts, so proving their worth is more important than ever. This report aims to help charities work together to share reporting methods. Read more >

Teenage kicks: The value of sport in tackling youth crime
Sport can be a powerful tool for tackling youth crime and anti-social behaviour. Teenage kicks uses economic analysis to show the value of three programmes which use sport to tackle youth crime. Read more >

Count me in
A fifth of adults in England do not have the basic numeracy skills needed for everyday life. Count me in, looks at approaches to dealing with poor numeracy among children and adults in England. Read more >

 

Read posts on NPC's blog about why tough approaches to youth crime don't work, how charities are often best placed to help NEETS, and whether we should be teaching our children resilience.

NPC analysts have also written a short piece for donors interested in donating to schools. Click here to read it.