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20 / 02 / 25
A primary school, in Wolverhampton, is ‘a much calmer place’, according to teachers who have begun training their pupils in Year 5 and 6 to be mental health ambassadors. St…
Read article - Primary school ‘calmer’ after training pupils to be mental health ambassadors
Teachers at a school in Coventry are handing over control of the curriculum to students, who are normalising conversations around previously taboo subjects including bullying, online harms and safety. This…
Read article - Coventry pupils take over lessons to tackle taboo subjects
12 / 02 / 25
Virtual reality (VR) headsets are being used across schools in Washwood Heath to bring down violence in the area.   The headsets play a fifteen-minute video filmed locally with young people…
Read article - Virtual reality workshops launched in Washwood Heath schools to reduce violence
06 / 02 / 25
Youth programmes have been set up in churches and faith hubs across the West Midlands to help boost the wellbeing of our young people and reduce violence. A total of…
Read article - Churches and community hubs set up programmes designed to cut violence
04 / 02 / 25
(Facilitators delivering session at St Michael’s Church of England Primary School, Bartley Green.) The Violence Reduction Partnership is running sessions with children in Birmingham, aged 3-5 years old, that focus…
Read article - Workshops for nursery children running in Birmingham to prevent violence
19 / 12 / 24
The Police and Crime Commissioner, Simon Foster, has welcomed the news that vital work to prevent and tackle violent crime across the West Midlands will continue for another year. The…
Read article - Violence Reduction Partnership Saved
16 / 12 / 24
Teenagers, from Coventry, who were invited into Crown Court to learn about a career in law, were told about the huge backlog of cases and the urgent need to attract…
Read article - Judge tells Coventry teens to consider a career in law as court backlog grows
04 / 12 / 24
Sandwell has seen a 20% drop in serious youth violence when comparing data to the same time last year. The region’s Violence Reduction Partnership has established a number of programmes…
Read article - 20% drop in serious youth violence across Sandwell
25 / 11 / 24
A pop-up careers fair, in Wolverhampton, matched up young people with training and job opportunities to help tackle the city’s high youth unemployment rates. Wolves At Work, West Midlands Ambulance…
Read article - Wolverhampton careers fair helps young people search for a brighter future
The Police and Crime Commissioner for the West Midlands, Simon Foster, says he is pleased to see evidence that violence against women and girls is falling in our region, but…
Read article - White Ribbon Day: PCC commends work of VRP as violence against women and girls sees 10% drop
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