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Crime plan invests in measures to tackle youth violence

3 mins read Youth Justice
Schools and hospitals in violent crime hotspot areas will receive additional funding to prevent youth violence under new measures announced by the government.
Home Secretary Priti Patel said the plan will help tackle gangs that exploit children. Picture: Parliament UK
Home Secretary Priti Patel said the plan will help tackle gangs that exploit children. Picture: Parliament UK

The Beating Crime Plan, announced by Home Secretary Priti Patel today, includes £45m in specialist support for education settings to prevent violence, and an additional £17m for Violence Reduction Units (VRU) to divert those at greatest risk. 

Funding for education settings will pay for mental health professionals, family workers, and speech and language therapists in mainstream schools and alternative provision in serious violence hotspots to support young people at risk of involvement in violence to re-engage in education.

VRUs will use the money to provide high-intensity therapeutic and specialist support from youth workers, including at crisis points such as when a young person is being admitted to hospital A&E departments with a knife injury or upon arrest, to divert them away from violence.

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