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How play teaches good relationships

Performance and interactive workshops help young people explore relationships and avoid domestic violence.

Project
Unique Voice Community Interest Company

Purpose
To teach young people about healthy relationships so they can avoid domestic abuse

Funding
From Bristol City Council's extended services budget - an average of £7,000 for each of Bristol's three localities

Background
The Unique Voice Community Interest Company was founded by three performing arts graduates to tackle issues relevant to young people through drama, including domestic abuse. "Through talking to women who had experienced domestic abuse, we learned more about the impact, then worked backwards to look at how it gets to that stage," says director Krystal Keeley. They also spoke to teenagers affected by abuse and worked with organisations including the NSPCC and University of Bristol to gather information.

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