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Trust is a course designed for secondary school aged children to explore issues of healthy and unhealthy relationships. Taking place in youth centres and schools, the project facilitates discussion of abuse, and uses drama and the creative arts to challenge tolerance of intimate violence.

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    Situation

    A recent NSPCC survey demonstrated that violence in young people's relationships was a significant issue that had yet to be explored fully, with 1 in 4 girls and 18% of boys reporting physical violence and 1 in 3 and 16% of boys reporting sexual violence. There is a community held believe that violence and abuse are acceptable is certain situations and this needs to be challenged. Young people are at risk from violence and abuse and prevention needs to be a part of the cure.

    Solution

    The course helps challenge young people’s attitudes and feelings about relationships, through the use of discussion and debate combined with drama games and creativity. They create their own performances with the aim of educating their peers around the issues of respect within relationships, good citizenship and positive communication skills. The long-term goal of the Trust project is to help young people question their own attitudes and make violence totally unacceptable in all relationships.

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  • Education/Training/Employment Education/​Training/​Employment
  • Health/Wellbeing Health/​Wellbeing
  • Beneficiaries