London Vanguards: An Independent Evaluation of the Community Multi-System Violence Reduction Model

An independent evaluation of the London Vanguards has now been published.

The Child Outcomes Research Consortium (CORC) team at Anna Freud was commissioned by NHS England to conduct an independent evaluation of the London Vanguards pilot, between December 2022 and December 2025. The overarching aims of the evaluation were to:

  1. examine the overall impact of the London Vanguards as a whole on children, young people and their parents and carers, workforce and organisations; and
  2. to explore best practice and learning that can be used to develop recommendations to inform service improvement and the future sustainability of the London Vanguards.

The London Vanguards operate across 13 boroughs with funding secured for Phase II until September 2028.

pdfFull Report

pdfSummary Report

pdfHeadline Findings