The Serious Youth Violence Summit brought together experts from a range of backgrounds to explore what a public health approach to tackling serious violence against young people might look like in practice.
It was an important step in joining up government departments, public sector bodies, voluntary organisations and business to develop a unified approach.
To implement a public health approach, the problem must be defined and we must understand what the causes are to ensure we address the underlying risk factors.
The Home Office has defined the problem in the UK through its Serious Violence Strategy which sets out data on rising knife crime levels. It reveals a worrying increase in serious violence both in and beyond Greater London.
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