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Serious Violence

Serious violence is defined as “the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person or against a group or community, that either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in, injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment or deprivation.” Source: World Health Organisation.   

Following the implementation of the Serious Violence Duty in 2023 Manchester’s Community Safety Partnership (CSP) has worked in partnership with specified authorities, required authorities and our local Voluntary and Community Sector partners to develop a local strategy for serious violence.   

The strategy focuses on three key areas: –   

  • Early intervention and prevention   
  • Support and protect   
  • Disrupt, divert and enforce.   

A full copy of the Serious Violence strategy outlining Manchester’s approach to supporting children and young people involved in, or at risk of becoming involved in, serious violence can be found here Manchester Serious Violence 2022-2025 – Making Manchester Safer  

In addition to the strategy, the partnership developed a seven-minute briefing to help frontline staff identify offers of support for children and young people to divert them away from serious violence. 

Serious Violence and it’s relationship with ACE’s

Youth Justice, Manchester City Cd ouncil have commissioned a research project which was funded by the Youth Justice Board’s Serious Youth Violence Pathfinder programme: Serious Youth Violence and its relationship with ACES 

Overlapping issues

Local evidence shows a correlation between children and adults who go missing from home or care settings, and the increased risk of sexual and/or criminal exploitation. 

More information and guidance can be found in our Tackling Exploitation and Complex Safeguarding Strategy 2024-2027 

Programme Challenger

Programme Challenger is Greater Manchester’s partnership approach to tackling serious organised crime in all its forms – responding to the problem of organised crime is not solely the responsibility of the police and the criminal justice system. Find out more on their website at www.programmechallenger.co.uk