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We are raising funds for our award-winning anti-knife crime workshops for children aged 10-16. These enable young people to learn about the dangers of knife crime and empower them to make decisions to keep themselves, and others, safe. This is vital right now, as knife crime is at record levels.
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Situation
Knife crime has reached record levels. 33% of children know at least one young person who carries knives - mostly for protection. However, 70% of young people in A&E with stab injuries have been stabbed with their own knife. Covid-19 restrictions temporarily reduced knife crime, but drivers of knife crime (poverty, tensions between young people) have worsened during the crisis. There has been an ‘eruption’ of stabbings since restrictions have lifted which shows no signs of slowing down.
Solution
We run anti-knife crime workshops for children, aged 10-16, in London and Nottingham. In these, young people move through 5 different themed rooms, guided by trained facilitators. We use a combination of age-appropriate role play, real life stories and quizzes to keep young people engaged. Overall, our workshops look at the consequences of knife crime on the victim, offender, family and the wider community. The workshops also teach young people how to make positive decisions to stay safe.
