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Dr Rachel Jenner, Clinical Lead for the Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) was invited to deliver a keynote speech in the violence reduction stream at the Trauma Care Conference held in Manchester at the Museum of Science and Industry on June 5th. Trauma Care is a national charity committed to improving outcomes of people sustaining injuries […]
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Extra-Familial Harm & Child Exploitation Conference
Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Unit, Greater Manchester Complex Safeguarding Hub, and programme Challenger co-hosted the Children’s Society Event 2023. The event focused on sharing best practice around exploitation and extra-familial harm at both local and national levels and providing interactive sessions for staff across disciplines. The first half of the event explored big advances in […]
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The ‘I am Greater’ campaign, launched in May 2021, encourages young people to be greater than violence by thinking about their hopes and aspirations for the future. As part of this, young people are encouraged to be ‘active bystanders’, who act when they witness low-level negative behaviours, such as negative language, to stop violence before […]
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Greater Manchester and Merseyside come together to teach young people lifesaving skills
Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Unit and Merseyside Violence Reduction Partnership collaborate with StreetDoctors to create new first aid e-learning app E-learning app teaches young people how to stop a potentially life-threatening bleed and was developed by medical experts and young people affected by violence To celebrate the launch, access to the full e-learning course is […]
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Hundreds of young people in Salford supported by programme to reduce serious violence and crime
Over 400 young people in Salford engaged with positive activity in first 18 months of the community-led programme Sixty-four young people aged 10-18 identified as at risk of serious youth violence given a one-to-one mentor and positive role model Over 90% of those that had a mentor reported improved personal health and wellbeing, minimising risk-taking […]
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Greater Manchester’s Deputy Mayor enjoys successful day with GMP’s Operation Venture team
Deputy Mayor for policing, crime, criminal justice and fire, Kate Green, went out on patrol with Op Venture officers around violence hotspots on Monday 5 June 2023. Op Venture was set up in December 2022 as Greater Manchester Police’s (GMP’s) answer to the threat of serious violence and knife crime. Within minutes of leaving Central […]
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WATCH: Media Cubs mini reporters interview Deputy Mayor
Students from Lostock High School in Stretford collaborated with Media Cubs to hold their very own press conference with Greater Manchester’s Deputy Mayor for policing, crime, criminal justice, and fire. The press conference was part of the VRU’s partnership with Media Cubs, helping to give young people in the region the chance to ask big questions […]
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Alison Cope educates young people on the dangers of knife crime in schools across Greater Manchester
Alison Cope is the mother of Joshua Ribera who was murdered in 2013. She now works tirelessly to help prevent youth violence by sharing her son’s unique life and death story to help educate young people on the realties and consequences of youth violence. Her powerful presentations convey the importance of prevention, the emotive realisation of how choices affect loved ones and […]
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Violence Reduction Unit supports Restorative Lives project
The Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) commissioned Magistra to deliver their Restorative Lives project in Hindley Prison as part of the VRU’s work to reduce reoffending among young people and build aspirations. 94 men, primarily under the age of 25, have successfully completed the programme, aimed at individuals who want to make changes to their behaviour […]
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