Damian Dallimore, Director of Greater Manchester’s Violence Reduction Unit, and Anthony Benedict, Executive Head Teacher of Tameside Pupil Referral Units, set out some of the ways Greater Manchester’s VRU is approaching violence prevention in a special blog post for the Centre for Young Lives. In 2019 when Greater Manchester launched its Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) […]
New scheme to keep young people on the right track in Manchester
An innovative scheme that uses one-to-one bespoke support to help transform the lives of vulnerable young people caught up in or at risk of crime and steer them towards the right track, is coming to Manchester. Manchester city council is teaming up with national charity SHiFT and Greater Manchester’s Violence Reduction Unit to provide intensive […]
Community Spotlight: New Bury Boxing Club- providing a safe space for young people in Bolton
New Bury Boxing Club was set up in 2021 through the VRU’s community-led programme in New Bury, Bolton, as a direct response to feedback from the local community around crime and violence and lack of positive activities for young people. The club has been building up slowly since then to create a sustainable boxing club […]
Youth Unleashed: Media Takeover for Safer Communities
The Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) has worked with MediaCubs since 2021, giving their young reporters the opportunity to conduct interviews and ask questions on key issues that the VRU is tackling across Greater Manchester. In February, as a special project commissioned by Young Manchester, young people from Co-op Academy Belle Vue took part in a special “takeover […]
Community-led programmes supporting young people launched in Wigan and Tameside Grants of £100,000 awarded to VCSE organisations in both areas to provide safe spaces for young people and families and boost local pride in communities Wigan and Tameside are the latest boroughs to receive funding from Greater Manchester’s Violence Reduction Unit COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS supporting young […]
On the 9th January, Greater Manchester took its next step in becoming an Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) and trauma responsive city-region by bringing together over 550 people to highlight the impact of ACEs and trauma on individuals and communities, hear from people with lived experience, and share an update on progress made to date. In […]
VRU’s new parent outreach programme ‘working wonders’ for Greater Manchester
Funded by Greater Manchester’s Violence Reduction Unit (VRU), the Parent and Carer Support Team (PACS), has successfully supported more than 100 parents and carers across Greater Manchester through a new initiative. The programme supports parents and carers who have concerns about their child. They may have noticed a change in their child’s behaviour, and/or, suspect […]
Scheme’s success sees SHiFT away from crime for vulnerable children in Tameside
AN INNOVATIVE scheme designed to prevent vulnerable young people’s futures being ruined by crime is transforming lives in Tameside. A report shows that since SHiFT Tameside was launched in December 2022 there have been reductions in the young people involved committing offences and going missing and improved school attendance. The scheme is a collaboration between […]
New 10-year strategy launched to prevent and reduce violence across Greater Manchester
The Greater than Violence Strategy is a 10-year commitment to reduce violence and improve the lives of young people and families across the city-region. The strategy marks a significant milestone in Greater Manchester’s commitment to creating safer communities. It was developed by the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester and Greater Manchester Violence Reduction […]
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