Taking the lead
Taking the lead
24 Jul 2023
Merseyside's Violence Reduction Partnership is supporting the launch of Merseyside Police's Taking the Lead campaign to help reduce incidents of…
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Young researchers release recommendations to help end youth violence in Merseyside
23 Jun 2023
A group of inspiring young Merseyside researchers have released their recommendations for how to put a stop to youth violence…
Superintendent Georgie Garvey (Temporary Head of the MVRP), Brooke Bowdley, Lizzie McCoughlan, Emily Spurrell (Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner), Maud Norman and Rhys Bowdle.
StreetDoctors empowers young people to become lifesavers
26 May 2023
Young people across Merseyside are being invited to make an appointment with the StreetDoctors app to keep themselves and others…
Young girl in fire uniform with Chief Fire Officer Phil Garrigan
Double Century of Presentation Ceremonies for Beacon Programme
01 May 2023
Merseyside is saluting its 200th group of children to complete a course that inspires confidence and gives them a renewed respect…
Unblocking opportunities, keeping us guarded
23 Mar 2023
A recent MVRP event debated how we might enable more prison leavers and ex-offenders to access employment opportunities, whilst keeping…
Boys in football kits in front of a tranmere rovers crest
We help Rovers to get the ball rolling
30 Jan 2023
A community space that previously had parts of a bicycle dumped in a basketball hoop outside its premises, has been…
Three young women
Young people come together for city’s eighth annual NOW Festival
26 Jan 2023
Hundreds of young people from over twenty schools and youth organisations will deliver a range of dramatic performances, exploring the…
Young man in martial arts uniform holding a certificate
Helping them make the grade
26 Jan 2023
A belting Speke karate class for young people with autism is believed to be the first in the region to…
Photo of two people presenting a presentation on 'neurodiversity a personal journey'
Next stop UN for presentation that Jack built
23 Jan 2023
It is a case of today the Merseyside Violence Reduction Partnership (MVRP), tomorrow the United Nations, for eloquent neurodiversity speaker,…
Photo of Michael Carver and Dr Sarah Stibbards
Clarion call to local health carers
11 Jan 2023
“We can no longer be just the people who close patients up – we have to be more upstream.” That…
Beacon project. kids posing in front of fire engine
Beacon scheme ignites boy’s interest in learning
14 Dec 2022
A 10-year-old boy whose autism medication made it a challenge to rise each morning, has begun to bounce out of…
Two girls dancing at a party
Report pegs no blame on victims
06 Dec 2022
Nearly ninety per cent of night-time visitors to Liverpool city centre believe that women should be able to “wear what…