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.
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.
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.
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 Serious Violence Strategy.
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.
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.
A campaign to support, advise and help to educate everyone to have a Great Night Out in Staffordshire.
The Staffordshire Police, Fire & Rescue and Crime Commissioner, along with Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Violence Reduction Alliance (VRA) partners and Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board (ICB) have jointly funded …
Staffordshire Police safeguarded 14 people, seized almost one kilo of cocaine, crack cocaine and heroin, worth more than £75,000, and closed four county lines in their most successful intensification week …
Staffordshire Police has arrested 61 people during a week-long intensification period as part of our commitment to tackle violence, abuse and intimidation of women and girls (VAIWG). The co-ordinated activity, …
Partners of the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Violence Reduction Alliance (VRA) received training today which will give them the skills, knowledge and accreditation to train night-time economy staff on the signs …
The Staffordshire Police, Fire & Rescue and Crime Commissioner, along with Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Violence Reduction Alliance (VRA) partners and Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board (ICB) have jointly funded [...]
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Staffordshire Police safeguarded 14 people, seized almost one kilo of cocaine, crack cocaine and heroin, worth more than £75,000, and closed four county lines in their most successful intensification week [...]
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