MVRP website wins big at Digital Impact Awards
22 Nov 2024
The team behind the development and redesign of the MVRP website has won acclaim at the prestigious Digital Impact Awards.…
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Keep up to date with all the latest news from Merseyside's Violence Reduction Partnership
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Creating Curiosity Champions at Merseyside’s first Trauma Informed Conference
17 Oct 2024
Professionals from across Merseyside will come together at a special conference this week to better understand the impact trauma has…
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Trauma informed training rolled out to Merseyside Police
03 Oct 2024
This week, saw the first cohort of Merseyside Police officers undertake our in-person specialist ‘Trauma Informed Training’. The course is…
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Zombie knife and machete surrender ahead of law change
22 Aug 2024
A month-long surrender and compensation scheme is going live next week (Monday 26 August), ahead of a new law making…
Supt Georgie Garvey signing a 'safer, stronger Merseyside' pledge
Mapping the interventions tackling serious violence across Merseyside
22 Aug 2024
A new directory which details the wide range of initiatives working to combat serious violence across Merseyside goes live today.…
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Half a million pounds invested in diversionary activities for nearly 12,000 young people to keep serious violence falling
25 Jul 2024
As the school holidays get underway, a bumper half-a-million-pound cash injection is being invested in diversionary activities for nearly 12,000…
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More than 114,000 young people reached through our positive interventions to prevent violence
15 Jul 2024
More than 114,000 young people have been supported through targeted interventions delivered by Merseyside’s Violence Reduction Partnership to prevent serious…
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Hundreds of Merseyside pupils empowered to help prevent serious violence
25 Jun 2024
Hundreds of young people from across Merseyside have completed vital training empowering them to help prevent gender-based violence, bullying, abuse,…
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Pioneering children’s development course sparks St Helens school boy’s burning ambition to be fire fighter
19 Jun 2024
A schoolboy from St Helens is dreaming of being a fire fighter after completing an innovative alternative skills course, giving…
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Young people set to showcase their sporting skills as UK’s biggest free 3×3 basketball tournament returns for half term
29 May 2024
Young people across Merseyside are being encouraged to showcase their sporting skills as the UK’s biggest, free 3×3 basketball tournament…
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More than 100 weapons seized in week of action to combat knife crime
24 May 2024
An intensified week of action towards reducing and preventing knife crime in Merseyside has ended with more than 100 knives…
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New research reveals preventing serious violence could save Merseyside more than £200m a year
20 May 2024
A new report looking into the complex causes and impact of violence in Merseyside has revealed that preventing violent incidents…