The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, Simon Foster, invites young people aged between 13 and 18 to apply to stand for election to become one of the Youth Commissioners on the new Youth Commission. They will be elected by … Continue reading →
Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) is a peer mentoring programme that aims to create safe and supportive learning environments by challenging bullying and abuse, building relationships and creating partnerships between schools and communities. MVP trains secondary school students to speak out … Continue reading →
What is a ‘Place of Peace’? A Place of Peace (or POP for short!) is an initiative of the Bishop of Coventry to engage faith communities to respond to youth violence in Coventry. It consists of an after-school safe space … Continue reading →
We are delighted to be able to announce that Coventry Young People’s Peace and Reconciliation Conference 2019 has now been generously funded by the National Lottery Community Fund. Coventry Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation are hoping that following the … Continue reading →
The Howard League for Penal Reform is undertaking a programme of work to end the criminalisation of children living in residential care. Their initial scoping briefing, published in 2016, investigated how children living in children’s homes are being criminalised at excessively … Continue reading →