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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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  • Maia and Lift - Girls Mentoring Programme Pilot

    Document type:

    evaluation

    Year of publication:

    2024

    Priority areas:

    reducing harm and exploitation

    Target group:

    children and young people

    Type of intervention:

    mentoring

    Timing of intervention:

    secondary
    tertiary

    Description

    The VRU's Maia & Lift programme provides community-based safe spaces, mentoring and skills support for young women and girls aged between 9-25 years old. The programme developed practice-led approaches including trauma-informed, gender-informed, culturally-aware and strengths based. This report provides an evaluation of the pilot programme.

  • Neurodiversity support – Difference Matters

    Document type:

    research

    Year of publication:

    2024

    Priority areas:

    educational settings

    Target group:

    children and young people
    teachers
    youth practitioners

    Type of intervention:

    prevent school exclusion

    Timing of intervention:

    primary
    secondary

    Description

    The Difference Matters consultation and co-development process engaged over 100 experts by experience and profession, including neurodivergent young people and their families, an advisory group of mixed sector specialists from across the city, and academics, education professionals and local authority leads. This formative research has led to a new model, which will be tested through a two-year pilot programme in seven boroughs.

  • Primary healthcare – the Well Centre

    Document type:

    evaluation

    Year of publication:

    2024

    Priority areas:

    reducing harm and exploitation

    Target group:

    children and young people
    statutory professionals
    youth practitioners

    Type of intervention:

    mental health support

    Timing of intervention:

    primary

    Description

    The Well Centre is a free and confidential primary care service for 11-21 year olds in Lambeth and Wandsworth. The core elements of the Well Centre are that it is General Practitioner (GP) led, youth friendly and responsive to young people’s needs. The process evaluation was funded as part of the VRU's Local Authority Research & Evaluation Fund.

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