The funding has been handed from the Home Office to charity Youth Endowment Fund to invest over the next 10 years to fund initiatives that prevent children and young people becoming involved in violent crime.
The charity is calling on children’s professionals to take part in a consultation over priorities for the investment for the first stage of fundng, from 2021 to 2023.
It has also pledged to consult with young people and children who have experience of being involved in violence.
“When children become involved in violence its devastating to them, their families and their communities,” said Jon Yates, director of the Youth Endowment Fund executive.
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