Phase 2

In March 2023, Salzburg Global Fellows drafted a list of guidelines for a more holistic approach to addressing the causes of youth violence.

To read the Salzburg Statement on Youth Violence Reduction, click here.

• Watch 'Building Empathy into the Justice System' here.
• Watch 'Taking the Whole System Approach to Tackling Youth Violence' here.
• Watch 'Prevention Better Than a Cure: Childhood Development and Youth Violence' here.
• Watch 'What's Measured, Matters: Better Data for a Better Criminal Justice System' here.
• Watch 'Shifting the Narrative' here.

• Other groups have weighed similar questions (e.g., McCarthy, Patrick, Vincent Schiraldi, and Miriam Shark. “The Future of Youth Justice: A Community-Based Alternative to the Youth Prison Model”. Office of Justice Programs, October 2016), but new models and the advocacy necessary for their implementation should be considered further.
• What Are the Drivers of Youth Violence - And What Can We Do About Them? A whole systems approach can help us tackle youth violence, according to Salzburg Global Fellows.
• 5 Youth Violence Experts on How Research Can Deliver Real Impact - Salzburg Global Fellows shared their view on the role of research in formulating good policy — and how it can be used to deliver real impact and a whole of system approach to counter youth violence.