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26 / 09 / 24
Summer violence in Coventry city centre has dropped by almost 10% compared to the same time last year. August 2024 was the lowest month of recorded serious youth violence incidents…
Read article - Coventry sees nearly 10 per cent drop in summer violence
18 / 09 / 24
£175,000 was invested into local areas across the West Midlands to support community projects and activities aiming to prevent violent crime across the summer. The funding was spent on a…
Read article - £175k spent across the West Midlands to tackle summer violence
29 / 08 / 24
A free, multi-sport festival, in Birmingham, will showcase a whole range of disability-inclusive sports on offer in the city, expanding the opportunities for disabled young people to get active. The…
Read article - Disability-Inclusive Sports Festival To Break Down Barriers In Birmingham
16 / 08 / 24
The PCC, Simon Foster, has welcomed new funding for a youth advice hub at the Merry Hill shopping centre in Brierley Hill to help reduce violence in the area. The…
Read article - PCC welcomes funding for youth hub to reduce violence in Dudley
12 / 08 / 24
Around 100 children and young people are expected to attend Walsall’s first ever youth summit at the Town Hall this week. The Shaping My Tomorrow event will allow 9 to…
Read article - Walsall Youth Summit to Shape Services for Children and Young People
12 / 07 / 24
Young people from across the country came together in the West Midlands to share their ideas about shaping the future of policing in the UK. The event, called a Hope…
Read article - Midlands Hope Hack Empowers Young People to Shape Policing
05 / 06 / 24
Children are taking part in free boxing sessions in the West Midlands to help improve their wellbeing – and reduce the likelihood of them experiencing violence. The sessions have seen…
Read article - 1,000 children in West Bromwich benefit from free boxing and wellbeing sessions
25 / 03 / 24
Dozens of the most vulnerable young people in Wolverhampton are receiving round the clock support from specialists in a bid to reduce serious youth violence. As part of the initiative,…
Read article - £1 million scheme steering dozens of young people in Wolverhampton away from violence
21 / 03 / 24
£100,000 is being offered to faith groups across the West Midlands to help them deliver activities aimed at preventing and reducing violence.  The region’s Violence Reduction Partnership (VRP) is making…
Read article - £100k given to faith groups to help tackle serious violence
26 / 02 / 24
Trained youth workers, placed in some of the region’s A&E units, have helped thousands of children and young people to keep themselves safe from violence. The specialists have been located…
Read article - Thousands affected by violence helped to a safer life after being admitted to the region’s A&E units
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