What works to prevent youth violence: key findings

Moderating Factors: Key Findings

It is important to recognise the moderating factors, potential facilitators, and potential barriers.

Accounting for these factors can encourage effective implementation of evidence-based interventions. The Early Intervention Foundation note that the "principles of effective programmes" for preventing youth violence include:

• Strategies that seek to create positive change in the lives of youth and/or their families as well as reduce risk factors
• Facilitators who are experienced in working with children and families
• Working with young people in their natural setting (e.g. school or home)
• Ensuring programmes are delivered as originally designed, specified, and intended
• Regular and/or frequent contacts
• Encouraging positive interactions between young people, families and teachers/schools
• Delivery though interactive sessions that provide the opportunity for skills-based demonstrations and practice.

As demonstrated in the tables below, accounting for the barriers to successful interventions is important in applying them.