Resources

Publications

Vulnerable Young People: COVID-19 Response
April 2020
Youth Justice Legal Centre: The Coronavirus Act and Health Protection Regulations: Implications for children
01st April 2020
Youth Violence Commission Final Report
March 2020
SECURING A BRIGHTER FUTURE:The role of youth services in tackling knife crime
March 2020
Gang Associated Girls: Supporting young women at risk – Florence Eshalomi AM
Feb 2020
Violence in London: what we know and how to respond
Feb 2020
Tackling racial disparity in the criminal justice system: 2020
Feb 2020
House of Commons Library Knife crime in England
and Wales
September 2019
Home Affairs Committee Report Considering the Rise In Serious Youth Violence
July 2019
A Public Health Approach to Serious Youth Violence: Supporting Evidence – Greater London Authority
July 2019
7 facts you need to know about child exploitation – The Children’s Society
5 July 2019
How safe are our children? An overview of data on child abuse online – NSPCC
25 Jun 2019
Dr Carlene Firmin MBE, Contextual Safeguarding: Re-writing the rules of child protection
16th May 2019
House of Commons Briefing Paper – Off-rolling in English schools
11 April 2019
OFSTED Report – Safeguarding children and young people in education from knife crime – Lessons from London
March 2019
That’s Not Ours | A Short Documentary
28 March 2019
Ben Lindsay, Youth Culture – The Church Response To Youth Violence
9th February 2019
Children’s Commissioner – Keeping kids safe
Improving safeguarding responses to gang violence and criminal exploitation
February 2019
Contextual Risk, Individualised Responses: An Assessment of
Safeguarding Responses to Nine Cases of Peer-onPeer Abuse
February 2019
Vicky Foxcroft: We cannot ignore the link between school exclusion and violent crime
25th January 2019
Public Health Model to Reduce Youth Violence
– Debate In The House of Commons
13th December 2018
A Public Health Overview
December 2018
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Evidence Report NHS Scotland
October 2018
Balancing rights and risk: How can we get it right for children
involved in violent behaviour?
October 2018
The Colour of Injustice:‘Race’, drugs and law enforcement in England and Wales
October 2018
Mayor Launches New Public Health Approach To Tackling Serious Violence 
19th September 2018
Department of Education – Keeping Children Safe In Education
September 2018
Temporal and geographic patterns of stab injuries in young people: a retrospective cohort study from a UK major trauma centre
August 2018
BEING MATRIXED: THE (OVER)POLICING OF GANG SUSPECTS IN LONDON
August 2018
Contextual Safeguarding, New Approach to Child Protection Targets the Place Where Abuse Happens, Alison Benjamin – The Guardian
31st July 2018
Cause or Effect? The Link Between Gentrification and Violent Crime, Nathan Brooker – Financial Times
12th July 2018
Youth Violence and Knife Crime Briefing, Andrew Dismore
July 2018
Youth Violence Commission Interim Report
July 2018
From Postcodes to Profit – How gangs have changed in Waltham Forest
June 2018
Criminal exploitation and ‘county lines’ resources
Jun 2018
Gang Violence, Middle-Class Hypocrites ‘Destroy Lives With Drugs’, Alice Thomson, Rachel Sylvester – The Times
25th June 2018
The Radical Lessons of a Year Reporting on Knife Crime, Gary Younge – The Guardian
21st June 2018
Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) Preventing People Making “Drill” Music, Elena Papamichael – HJA Solicitors
11th June 2018
Temi Mwale, Ted Talk – We Can’t Achieve Peace Without Addressing Structural Violence
19th April 2018
Home Office, Serious Violence Strategy
9th April 2018
Gangs, music and the mediatisation of crime: expressions, violations and validations
9th April 2018
Our government is failing to stop London’s knife crime epidemic. Will the Church step up? Ben Lindsay
3rd April 2018
Mayor of London, Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy
8th March 2018
Making The Difference: Breaking the link between school exclusion and social exclusion
October 2017
Lammy Review, An Independent Review into the Treatment of, and Outcomes for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Individuals in the Criminal Justice System
September 2017
Mayor of London, The London Knife Crime Strategy
June 2017
Craig Pinkney, Ted Talk – The Real Roots of Youth Violence
5th July 2016
Karyn McCluskey, Ted Talk – Proceed Until Apprehended
29th July 2015
Raymond Douglas, Ted Talk – And Finally…
27th March 2015
Whitney Iles, Ted Talk – The Violence in Our Thinking
19th Feb 2015

Toolkits

London Needs You Alive Toolkit
An educational toolkit for schools, colleges, community and faith groups to help them raise awareness of the London Needs You Alive campaign and reduce knife crime.

MP Letter Template

Writing to your MP

Writing to politicians is a great way to raise awareness of violence affecting young people in your local area. It’s quick and easy, plus helps your MP to represent you in Parliament.

What can my MP do about the issues that concern me?

It’s your MP’s job to make your voice heard in Parliament whether you voted for them or not. They represent their local area and can raise concerns of local people.

They can:

  • Vote on issues in Parliament
  • Write to the government minister responsible for the issue or make an appointment to see them
  • Ask questions in Parliament (‘Parliamentary Questions’ or PQs) about issues you raise
  • Ask for a debate in Parliament. A relevant minister will always attend this debate to respond to your MP on behalf of the government

When you talk about violence affecting young people in your area with your MP, you’re adding your voice to a national campaign for change.

Who is my MP?

Find out who your local MP is using theyworkforyou.com. Or, call the House of Commons Information Office on 020 7219 4272.

Letter Template

MPs are most likely to respond to a personalised letter, and especially one written by a passionate constituent who sets out why an issue is so important to them.

But if you do need a bit of guidance on how to set out your letter, here’s a template example you could use to help you write to your MP.