For another programme, police and NHS create five-day workshop to highlight the reality of knife crime to young people
The schemes have been well received and are to be rolled out across the region
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Violence reduction units (VRUs) across Avon and Somerset are working collaboratively to deliver innovative education schemes to address youth violence. Initiatives such as the Insight programme and the Blunt Truth workshop are helping young people to understand more fully the risks associated with knife crime.
Launched in 2019, having been adopted from a model originally delivered in Liverpool by Merseyside Police, the Insight programme involved a group of 13 young people from Bristol and North Somerset.
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