Covid-19
Much guidance has been produced to support the Sport and Physical Activity sector both regionally and nationally. Links to key information and guidance can be found below. The West Midlands Violence Reduction Unit encourages all providers to remain up to date on guidance released from Sport England and other national and regional organisations to ensure safety measures are met and our communities are supported safely.
- Sport England – https://www.sportengland.org/how-we-can-help/coronavirus
- StreetGames UK – https://network.streetgames.org/return-sport-activity
- Sport Birmingham – https://www.sportbirmingham.org/coronavirus-update
- Active Black Country – https://www.activeblackcountry.co.uk/covid19/
- Think Active – http://www.thinkactive.org/wethinkactive/#covid
- UK Active – https://www.ukactive.com/covid-19/
Resources have been developed nationally to support Youth organisations through the coronavirus pandemic. Key links have been presented below;
- UK Youth – https://www.ukyouth.org/covid-19/
- National Youth Agency – https://nya.org.uk/reacting-to-covid-19-advice-to-youth-services/
Existing Research, Evaluations and Insight Documents
To support practitioners across the West Midlands, a centralised bank of resources has been collated;
- StreetGames UK – Sport & Youth Crime Summary Report
- StreetGames UK – Safer Together Through Sport Literature Review
- StreetGames UK – Serious Violence Literature Review
- StreetGames UK – Referral Pathways Practitioners Toolkit
- West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioners Office – Early Intervention Youth Fund Report & Toolkit