Supporting young people exposed to domestic and sexual abuse, neglect, grooming and gang culture. Keeping them in education leading to reduced risk in criminal activity, change of outlook on educate, life goals, self-esteem and better life chances.
Aiming to train teacher’s to be better equipped to raise the subject of youth violence and identify young people who are at risk before they are excluded from mainstream school and prevent them from becoming involved in the criminal system.
Year 1 20 schools 500 teachers 10000 students
Due to rising, national demand for resources from Schools, Children’s services, youth groups and public services. LNK have spent the last few years strategising with teacher’s, young people and various people within the community with lived experience of youth violence to create a cost-effective way to support and strengthen the knowledge for youth leaders to feel better equipped to deliver resources as an intervention for young people as well as a support network for teachers and youth leaders.
Young people living in poverty and deprivation, at high risk
Each young person is assessed at the beginning and end of the programme. Using feed back and videos