Working with Youth Violence: The Name. Narrate. Navigate program

Relevant for experienced and emerging social work and human service practitioners alike, this book explores the uniquely challenging, yet seemingly ubiquitous issue of youth violence.It provides an authentic and accessible discussion of the theories and evidence that inform practice with youth violence alongside the voices of practitioners and the young people they work with.These voices are drawn from work with the Name.Narrate.Navigate (NNN) program for youth violence.NNN provides a trauma-informed, culturally safe preventive-intervention for young people who use and experience violence, and specialist training for the workers who support them.The program embraces creative methods as a bridge between contemporary evidence on trauma and violence and Aboriginal healing practice.The dual focus of the program is informed and interconnected by action research involving Aboriginal Elders and community members, practitioners, and key service stakeholders, including young people with a lived