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Between February and June 2023, the VRA consulted with children & young people and parents & carers on their perceptions around violence. The findings from the engagement exercises have helped to inform the development of the Violence Reduction Strategy, identify support required locally and help to shape future awareness campaigns.
On behalf of the VRA, Staffordshire Council of Voluntary Youth Services (SCVYS) engaged with children and young people aged 11-25 years old living across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. The consultation aimed to understand the views and concerns of young people, and how as a partnership we can work together to improve community safety across the County and City.
There were two elements to the work;
Online survey – Over 1,640 children and young people shared their perceptions around violence, community safety, social and digital media and violence against women and girls via an online survey.
Targeted face to face workshops – 63 young people, who have been directly affected by violence, shared their views through face to face workshops held by a local community group.
Key findings from the online engagement exercise include:
Read the full report on Young People’s Perception of Violence in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.
With support from local parent group, Chit Chat 4 U, the VRA asked parents and carers for their views around violence and the support available to them on keeping their child safe.
There were also two elements to this engagement exercise;
Online survey – 96 parents and carers shared their views and concerns via an online survey.
Targeted face to face workshops – 59 parents and carers, whose child(ren) had been directly affected by violence, attended face to face workshops held by Chit Chat 4 U.
Key findings from the online engagement exercise include:
Read the full report on Parents and Carers Views on Community Safety and Help and Support available to them.
Where possible, the VRA aims to co-produce solutions, services and awareness campaigns with communities, including those with lived experience. The VRA adopts the co-production principles set out in Staffordshire’s Co-Production Promise and Stoke-on-Trent’s SEND Co-Production Charter. These include:
The image below demonstrates how the findings from the consultation with children and young people have helped to inform the development of the Violence Reduction Strategy and how as a partnership we aim to make Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent a safer place for our communities. The VRA consulted with the Staffordshire Youth Union and Stoke-on-Trent Youth Council to ensure the design was suitable for children. Their views and ideas were listened to and changes were made to the design based on their feedback.
The VRA Communications and Engagement Promise sets out best practice principles when creating communications content and engaging with communities. The VRA will work by these principles and is asking all partners to make their promise and adopt these principles when creating communication content around violence and engaging with communities.
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