impact

Through a series of social action campaigns, the LPAC team has raised awareness of issues affecting young people across Lambeth. Our initial research identified three key themes, housing, opportunities and education, which the team took directly into local schools and partner organisations through workshops, giving young people a direct route to feed into change. In the subsequent research on trusted adults and spaces, the team carried out a social media awareness campaign which led to over 15,000 people viewing short videos highlighting the spaces and organisations available to young people in Lambeth. 

Our research has also opened doors into conversations with key stakeholders. The team has presented their findings to Lambeth MPs and Councillors, the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC), the Metropolitan Police, the Lambeth Multi-Agency Safeguarding Partnership and the Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing Association, among others. Alongside this, LPAC have delivered workshops and roundtables with funders including the Youth Endowment Fund, Walcot Foundation, BBC Children in Need, and Sport England. 

These conversations have gone on to influence policy and practice in tangible ways. The team’s research on understanding young people’s experiences of violence fed into the Met’s new Children Strategy, and they helped allocate £150,000 of funding for violence reduction in Lambeth. Their findings on the role of trusted adults in protecting young people from exposure to violence led them to develop and pilot dedicated training, and their ‘Built on Trust’ research report has since been cited in the Youth Endowment Fund’s ‘Youth work and violence prevention – Guidance.’

This influence has been recognised through national awards. In 2022, the team won Most Unique Insight at the Youth Endowment Fund Awards for their research ‘Understanding Young People’s Experiences of Violence in Lambeth’, and in 2025 they won the Power of Community award at the Locality Awards.