UK-wide evidence of detached youth provision
Summary
StreetInvest approached Pro Bono Economics to help us consider how to demonstrate the value of a trust-based approach to working with detached young people in the UK.
Economist volunteers Dr Vindelyn Smith-Hillman and Michael Duncan compiled a report which details current evidence and considers a potential evaluation approach.
During the course of the project, 213 Freedom of Information (FOI) requests were made to UK local authorities, with a 79% response rate.
Main FOI findings:
- 41% have never undertaken detached youth work
- Of the local authorities who currently undertake detached youth work, budgets have decreased year on year since 2012/13, by almost 40% in total
- So too have the number of individuals seen, which has decreased by almost 50%
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