Advice and help in relation to young people carrying or using knives and weapons Ben Kinsella & VRU - a guide to knife harm for parents and carersThis guide was produced in collaboration between the Ben Kinsella Trust and the Kent & Medway Violence Reduction Unit. It contains facts to help you feel more confident when talking to your child.Read More >VRU - How to talk about weapons toolkitTalking with young people or young adults about knives and weapons can be difficult, whether you are a parent, professional or a friend. People may not want to talk about the subject as they might be worried that they will get into troub...Read More >VRU - serious violence toolkit for schools and collegesThis toolkit has been written to offer ideas and resources to school leaders that will help to prevent violence from occurring, and ways to support young people who have been affected by violence. Read More >no way - young persons guide to understanding how to respond to knife concernsThis booklet is for young people to understand how to safely intervene when they know or suspect someone is carrying a knife. It introduces our approach to being an active bystander.Read More >Fearless - snitching and the bystander approachDeveloped through consultation with young people, Fearless aims to break down any barriers that might prevent young people from reporting crime. Whether this is a fear of the process or a distrust of the Police, we want to empower youn...Read More >nhs - violence prevention guide Understanding these factors means we can develop and adopt new public health based approaches to violence. Such approaches focus on the primary prevention of violence through reducing risk factors and promoting protective factors over t...Read More >metanoia project We use real life people that have lived the meaning of the word Metanoia. People who believed the system and that “once you are a gang member you will always be a gang member”.Read More >Offences Weapons Act 2019 info posterIt is now illegal to possess certain weapons in private places, including your home. This includes items such as knuckledusters, flick knives and telescopic truncheons. Read More >Evidence base for tackling knife crimeThis College of Policing report details tailored approaches for specific problems, discusses focused deterrence with early intervention and multi-agency solutions. Read More >Ben KinsellaThis is a snapshot of the results from the Choices and Consequences workshops that Ben Kinsella run. We have funded various sessions for Kent and Medway young people to attend over the last couple of year.Read More >Ben KINSELLA full survey report 2024Before undertaking a Choices and Consequences workshop, young people are surveyed and the following themes and key findings can be identified from the data. More than 3000 young people have attended and been part of this research.Read More >
