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 NEETs sector
NPC worked with six charities that support young people who are NEET or at risk of becoming NEET to explore the potential for developing a common approach to measurement across the sector. Read more >

Out of trouble: Families with complex problems, a guide for funders
Children who gwo up in troubled families are far likely to suffer the same problems later in life. But charities and funders can successfully work with these families to prevent this, as this report shows. Read more >

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 >

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.