Tag: youth violence

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The citywide youth voice TAKEOVER!

In January, one of Leeds City Council’s annual ‘youth takeover’ events took place. The takeover events are run by the Voice, Influence and Change team. They work with members of different strategic boards, to bring together these ‘decision makers’ members of the board, and young people whose lives are affected by the board’s decisions. It…
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Tackling Serious Youth Violence in Leeds: Intensification Month

In February 2024, Leeds launched an intensification month to draw attention to serious knife crime related incidents in the city. With a significant proportion of serious incidents of violence involving young people, a large focal point for the month has been around educating and intervening with young people, schools and parents. This initiative was spearheaded…
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