This file contains full search strategies for the review across the following databases: ProQuest Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA); EBSCOhost British Education Index; EBSCOhost Child Development & Adolescent Studies; ProQuest Criminal Justice Database; EBSCOhost Education Abstracts; Ovid Embase Classic+Embase; EBSCOhost ERIC; Ovid Global Health; ProQuest International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS); Ovid Medline ALL; Ovid APA PsycInfo; Ovid Social Policy & Practice; ProQuest Social Science Database; ProQuest Sociological Abstracts; ProQuest Sociology Database, EBSCOhost Teacher Reference Center; Clarivate Analytics Web of Science Core Content. Search strategies were run during January 2025. The searches include strings of terms, synonyms and subject headings to reflect the following concepts: serious violence; children and young people aged 10-24 years; qualitative research. A filter limiting to qualitative research was expanded by the team to also include terms to capture papers which include young people’s experiences was included. A published filter was added to limit to studies conducted in the UK and the search was limited to items published in 2000 to present. Details of a grey literature search, including browsing of named websites as well as an anonymous web search are also provided.

Search strategy, Children, Young People, Violence, ASSIA, British Education Index, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, Criminal Justice Database, Education Abstracts, Embase Classic+Embase, ERIC, Global health, IBSS, Medline, APA Psycinfo, Social Policy & Practice, Social Science Database, Sociological Abstracts, Sociology Database, Teacher Reference Center, Web of Science Core Collection