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VRU Evidence Hub

The Evidence Hub is structured around the VRU’s five priority areas outlined in our Outcomes Framework.  

The resources are for local authorities, schools, statutory bodies, community groups and all Londoners interested in building a safer city for all.

You can filter items by type of research, priority area, target group, timing and type of intervention.

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  • Comprehensive needs assessment of child/adolescent to parent violence and abuse in London

    Document type:

    research

    Year of publication:

    2022

    Priority areas:

    families

    Target group:

    children and young people
    parents and carers

    Type of intervention:

    N/A

    Timing of intervention:

    N/A

    Description

    This report provides a comprehensive needs assessment to better understand increasing concerns around Child/ Adolescent to Parent Violence and Abuse (CAPVA) and address the evidence gap regarding CAPVA in London.

  • IRIS Programme - Identification and Referral to Improve Safety

    Document type:

    evaluation

    Year of publication:

    2022

    Priority areas:

    reducing harm and exploitation

    Target group:

    service users (age 25+)

    Type of intervention:

    training for professionals

    Timing of intervention:

    tertiary

    Description

    IRIS (Identification and Referral to Improve Safety) is a GP based, domestic abuse training support and referral programme run in 8 London boroughs. This evaluation report explores implementation of the programme, with focus on the initial three boroughs to mobilise.

  • Islington and Camden VRU-funded parenting project

    Document type:

    evaluation

    Year of publication:

    2022

    Priority areas:

    families

    Target group:

    statutory professionals
    parents and carers

    Type of intervention:

    parenting programmes

    Timing of intervention:

    primary

    Description

    The London VRU funded Camden and Islington councils to jointly deliver a comprehensive package of support for parents and children at risk of experiencing violence. This included life-course approach programmes and interventions, primary to secondary school transition support, family support and online training. The process focused evaluation was undertaken by London Metropolitan University.

  • Neighbourhoods affected by violence

    Document type:

    research

    Year of publication:

    2022

    Priority areas:

    communities and place

    Target group:

    local community

    Type of intervention:

    N/A

    Timing of intervention:

    N/A

    Description

    Violence is highly geographically concentrated in specific areas in London. This research focuses on nine London neighbourhoods to understand drivers of violence. It enables a localised understanding of issues and informs the VRU's approach to place-based violence prevention.

  • Online Harms Training: Social Switch

    Document type:

    evaluation

    Year of publication:

    2022

    Priority areas:

    educational settings

    Target group:

    children and young people
    statutory professionals
    parents and carers

    Type of intervention:

    training for professionals

    Timing of intervention:

    primary

    Description

    The 'Social Switch' project aims to switch the narrative on how social media's relationship to youth violence is understood, tackled and solved; through training practitioners and supporting young people into sustainable digital careers. Catch 22, the delivery provider, commissioned NPC to evaluate the Social Switch Project in terms of process and outcomes.

  • The impact on young people of police using images of knives in social media posts

    Document type:

    research

    Year of publication:

    2022

    Priority areas:

    reducing harm and exploitation

    Target group:

    statutory professionals
    children and young people

    Type of intervention:

    N/A

    Timing of intervention:

    N/A

    Description

    Acting on concerns highlighted by our Young Person's Action Group, the VRU commissioned University College London to investigate the impact on young people of using knife imagery in social media posts; the research is supplemented by peer-led research on the issue.

  • Therapeutic Intervention for Peace (TIP) 

    Document type:

    evaluation

    Year of publication:

    2022

    Priority areas:

    positive opportunities

    Target group:

    children and young people
    teachers

    Type of intervention:

    training for professionals

    Timing of intervention:

    secondary
    tertiary

    Description

    The 'Therapeutic Intervention for Peace' project is a codeveloped and culturally sensitive model of partnership work, aiming to reduce interpersonal youth violence. This End of Programme Report explores process and outcomes and was undertaken by Power The Fight, the primary delivery partner.

  • Understanding homicide: a framework analysis

    Document type:

    research

    Year of publication:

    2022

    Priority areas:

    reducing harm and exploitation

    Target group:

    statutory professionals

    Type of intervention:

    N/A

    Timing of intervention:

    N/A

    Description

    The VRU commissioned The Behaviour Insights Team to work with the Metropolitan Police in developing a framework better understand homicide, how situational and behavioural factors interact, and how we can work in partnership to identify opportunities to intervene earlier. The report details the development and validation of the framework.

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