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The Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent’s Violence Reduction Alliance (VRA) is a multi-agency partnership aiming to work together to strengthen the visibility, early identification and partnership response to prevent violence and its associated harms. We work in partnership with a broad range of agencies to understand the causes and consequences of violence, focusing on early intervention and prevention and informed by evidence and evaluation of interventions.
Projects
We lead and support a range of projects that make a real difference to people’s lives. Our projects aim to prevent and reduce violence across our five priority areas: primary prevention, secondary prevention, tertiary prevention, enforcement and criminal justice and attitudinal change.
Resources
We have developed a range of media campaigns to support, advise and educate against violence, including violence against women and girls (VAWG).
We have created partner packs and other material to help organisations engage in supporting the campaigns.
Campaigns
We are taking a partnership and inclusion approach to bringing about positive changes in communities throughout Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire. These projects are created or selected based on understanding and needs of local communities, brought by those who are living and working within them. You can find out more about our plans and initiatives to reduce violence in our Violence Reduction Strategy.
A campaign that seeks to raise awareness of the signs of child criminal exploitation (CCE).
Hollie Guard is a next generation smartphone app that provides enhanced levels of protection for anybody who has safety in mind.
A campaign that seeks to educate young people on the dangers and consequences of carrying a knife.
An empowerment campaign aiming to support, advise and help to educate against harassment in everyday situations including work, home, social and leisure places.
According to a Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent survey carried out in June 2021, 67% of women have been the victim of harassment or intimidation in a public place. It's time to stop making excuses.
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Nearly 500 young people across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent have taken part in an innovative Virtual Reality (VR) in education programme that is helping to support thousands nationally who are at …
The public is being urged to surrender any so-called ‘zombie’ knives to designated police stations across Staffordshire as the government looks to launch its national amnesty compensation scheme next week. …
Staffordshire Police officers across Staffordshire will be raising awareness of drink-spiking and the work we do to support victims, as part of a national campaign to help people stay safe …
The Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Violence Reduction Alliance (VRA) has funded two online workshops for parents and carers on gangs, exploitation and knife crime which will be delivered by the Ben …
Nearly 500 young people educated on knife crime and gang culture through Virtual Reality
Nearly 500 young people across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent have taken part in an innovative Virtual Reality (VR) in education programme that is helping to support thousands nationally who are at [...]
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Public urged to surrender ‘zombie-style’ knives as part of national amnesty compensation scheme
The public is being urged to surrender any so-called ‘zombie’ knives to designated police stations across Staffordshire as the government looks to launch its national amnesty compensation scheme next week. [...]
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