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#TogetherAgainstAbuse
Stand together to keep Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent safe
#TogetherAgainstAbuse
Following an increase in assaults against emergency workers, the Violence Reduction Alliance (VRA) has launched the #TogetherAgainstAbuse campaign to raise awareness of the importance of frontline worker’s safety.
Frontline workers are vital in keeping us safe which is why the VRA has worked with Staffordshire Police, West Midlands Ambulance Service and Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board (ICB) to develop the #TogetherAgainstAbuse campaign.
A recent analysis conducted by Leading Britain’s Conversations shows:
- Around 43,000 police officers were punched, kicked and attacked with weapons in 2023/24
- At least 625 public sector workers were assaulted per day in 2024, this equates to around one every two minutes.
- NHS England’s staff survey showed that over 217,000 incidents of physical abuse against staff members took place in 2024 alone
- Department for Education data shows that secondary school pupils attacked teachers and support staff over 134,000 times in the last three full academic years
- Prison officers were assaulted over 10,500 times in 2024
The #TogetherAgainstAbuse campaign acts as a reminder that frontline workers are people too and that their primary role is to help people and keep them safe.
The campaign acknowledges the importance of all frontline workers in helping communities to live safe, healthy and fulfilling lives and therefore, covers the following roles:
- Police
- Paramedics
- Doctors
- Nurses
- Firefighters
- Call Handlers
- Carers
- Social Workers
- Teachers
Resources
We have created the below resources to help raise awareness of the campaign. The resources include a partner pack with key messages and suggested social media posts to use alongside the social media assets. Download and share these resources use across your channels or print and display them to remind people of the campaign message.
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