Young Futures is a vital part of the government's response to high levels of violence. The stakes couldn’t be higher - far too many children are dying, traumatised and denied the opportunity to thrive and realise their full potential because of the violence they experience and their violence towards others.
The government says it is committed to doing something about it – to halving knife crime and violence against women and girls – over the next decade. Young Futures presents the opportunity to create the conditions for real change; this is ours to grasp.
Intentionally and unapologetically, through a series of conversations, this webinar will strategically explore what is known about the lives of children and young people who use violence and about the impact violence has on children and young people, their families and the communities around them. We’ll seek to acknowledge the complex relationship between exploitation and violence that often makes children and young people both victim and perpetrator and ask 'who do we see first'.
We’ll ask what the government being 'tough on crime' and 'tough on the causes of crime' might look and feel like, and reflect on what older children need to have a 'sure start' and brighter futures.
To that end, this webinar seeks to develop clarity about the root causes of violent crime experienced and perpetrated by children and young people, including full acknowledgement of the pervasive systemic factors. We can expect to reflect on unpalatable truths and to feel the gap between what is in our gift to change and what will need 'the village'.
We will be challenged to hear and sit with uncomfortable truths, wrestle with complexity, feel how high the stakes are, and be inspired and motivated to collectively play our part in creating the systemic conditions for real change.
This webinar is for leaders across all services who are committed to improving children and young people's lives.