
London's Violence Reduction Unit
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We are a champion and a voice for young people and communities across London.
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Members of our Young People's Action Group visited Department for Education to meet with Janet Daby MP. Lib Peck and our young people spoke about the importance of youth voice and the role it plays in inclusive education through #LondonsInclusionCharter. #nothingaboutuswithoutus


Tackling violence is complex but what we know works is preventing young people being exploited in the first place. Lib Peck joined BBC Radio London to discuss the prevention through Sadiq Khan funding, & the need for long-term national investment. ๐ง07:22 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/liโฆ

Our Tottenham Futures team are providing #strongerfutures for young people thanks to London's Violence Reduction Unit funding Catch up on this skating session, supported by Just Keep Rollin, with our programme facilitator Rochelle ๐ผ #COYS

We met a series of London MPs and members of the Education Committee with Helen Hayes ๐๐น to discuss keeping children in school through #LondonsInclusionCharter We met Dawn Butler โ๐พ๐ Andy Slaughter Danny Beales MP Daniel Francis MP & others on tackling exclusions, suspensions and absenteeism.


It was great to meet some members of the Education Committee to share the impact of #LondonsInclusionCharter and work to keep young people in school where they are safe and can thrive. Lib Peck and met with Jess Asato MP Darren Paffey MP through Helen Hayes ๐๐น to share impact and learning.


๐งก We were pleased to join The Ben Kinsella Trust in parliament for #KnifeCrimeAwarenessWeek. ๐ก Change cannot happen alone. We are committed to working in partnership with others because we believe prevention and early intervention works to drive down violence.



Last month Coram Voices in Action Ambassadors were invited to City Hall to develop our own Inclusion Charter with London's Violence Reduction Unit's Young Peopleโs Action Group. We had great discussions reflecting on how we can make a difference using the guiding principles of Londonโs Inclusion Charter



Youth workers in police custody and hospitals are diverting young people away from violence and towards a brighter future. Funding from Sadiq Khan shows that prevention and early intervention works to keep young people safe. More on The Guardian: bit.ly/3HpDr6c


โ๏ธSerious violence continues to be heavily geographically concentrated, mostly in areas of high deprivation. ๐กFindings from our latest report with Crest Advisory highlight the importance for investment in prevention and early intervention. ๐Read more: bit.ly/3HqHsrc






๐คWith Sadiq Khan Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan we're committed to preventing violence against women and girls. ๐กOur Director Lib Peck joined BBC London to discuss how we put the voices of young people at the heart of our approach to tackling violence.
