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We were featured on BBC London, where Katie Murray has compiled a life-saving guide. If you missed our feature recently, catch up by clicking the link below. Learn how to potentially save a life in an emergency situation by watching the clip.

Explore StreetDoctors journey in tackling violence affecting young people, with Vishal, one of our fantastic volunteers interviewed in the latest edition of The British medical Journal’s The Doctor magazine. As Vishal says ‘Medical professionals are getting better at seeing people, not just diseases.” Learn how this approach, combined with data-driven healthcare, transforms practices.

StreetDoctors were featured on Channel 4 News yesterday 03/10/23, diving into the world of violence affecting young people. The feature covered the devastating impact on young lives, both as victims and perpetrators, featuring emotional conversations with a bereaved mother and a perpetrator’s mother.

We have recently conducted research on Child Centred Policing in collaboration with Police Now, Alliance for Youth Justice and Your Stance, focusing on how Child-Centred Policing is adopted by police forces across the UK. For more information on the report, which was released in August 2023, including examples of good practice, barriers and recommendations please see below.

Our London Coordinator, Edward, speaks about his work with an LGBTQ+ group in south London, and what it is like to be able to empower vulnerable young people with lifesaving first aid skills.

Reducing violence charity StreetDoctors has announced the appointment of British philanthropist Nick Maughan, as its first patron.

Young people and delivery partners can now access StreetDrs Save Lives E-Learning App on Google Play and App Store to keep themselves and others safe against knife crime.

This year is 10 years since StreetDoctors became a charity! Here are 10 things you can do to get involved and help empower young people to save lives.

StreetDoctors brought together a group of young people affected by street violence to talk about their views on the causes and solutions to street violence.

At our Celebration Evening we launched our Strategic Plan 2023-2026, celebrated our 5 year partnership with Paul Hamlyn Foundation and heard from those with lived experience of violence.

In 2022 we bounced back after the pandemic to meet the needs of young people affected by violence. We trained nearly 5,000 young people with lifesaving first aid skills and knowledge, by working with over 300 youth partners across the UK.

StreetDoctors, a charity founded in Liverpool, has won a major national award for its work giving life-saving first aid skills to young people across the UK likely to witness or be victims of violence and knife crime.