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New 10-year strategy launched to prevent and reduce violence across Greater Manchester

14 Dec 2023 - 15:02 by michelle.foster

The Greater than Violence Strategy is a 10-year commitment to reduce violence and improve the lives of young people and families across the city-region.

Violence Reduction Unit doing things differently for Greater Manchester communitiesThe strategy marks a significant milestone in Greater Manchester’s commitment to creating safer communities.

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Funding secured to support some of Greater Manchester’s most vulnerable women and girls

30 Aug 2023 - 15:51 by michelle.foster

Greater Manchester Combined Authority has secured over £680,000 of funding from the Home Office to help provide services that support some of the most vulnerable women and girls across the GMCA greater manchester combined authoritycity-region, including those who have been victim of domestic abuse, rape and other sexual offences.

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Expressions of interest for community codesign work on behalf of Greater Manchester's Violence Reduction Unit

24 Aug 2023 - 14:22 by michelle.foster

Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Unit are seeking to award a contract for the codesign element of their Youth Endowment Fund programme – Another chance. This will involve working with violence reduction unit doing things differently for greater manchester communitiesthe communities who are impacted by the programme to develop the messages which will be used in resources and communications.

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Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Strategy 2023 survey

19 Jul 2023 - 11:48 by michelle.foster

The Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Unit are finding out what people who live, work and study in Greater Manchester think about violence, and the impact violence may have had on them. purple speech bubbleGreater Manchester is made up of 10 boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, and Wigan.

The survey should take about 15-20 minutes to complete.

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GM Violence Reduction Unit’s Annual Report

24 May 2023 - 17:04 by michelle.foster

In the last 12 months in Greater Manchester, there were fewer than 90 hospital admissions due to assault by sharp objects among victims aged under25 (down by 17% compared to 2021, and down purple violence reduction unit logoby 26% compared to the year pre-covid), and a significant decrease in homicides (down by 27% compared to 2021), and knife enabled homicides (down by 19% compared to 2021).

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Survey – The abuse of women who run: perceptions, fear and experiences

11 May 2023 - 15:01 by michelle.foster

A research team from the University of Manchester, collaborating with two North-West police forces, is conducting a study on the experiences, perceptions, and fear of abuse faced by women who woman runningrun or jog. This includes verbal abuse, cat-calling, being followed or flashed at, as well as physical and sexual assaults.

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TSB launches Emergency Flee Fund for domestic abuse victims

5 Jan 2023 - 14:22 by michelle.foster

TSB are offering existing customers who are impacted by domestic abuse an Emergency Flee Fund payment of up to £500 to help escape an abusive relationship.

bank accountThe fund, which will provide between £50 - £500 based on the individual’s needs, will assist victims with the cost of essentials such as travel, clothing and toiletries – with TSB becoming the first bank to publicly offer such a scheme.

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