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Welcome to our blog – your central hub for the latest news, successes, event highlights, and service updates from Bedfordshire’s Violence and Exploitation Prevention Partnership. Stay up to date on what we’re doing to tackle violence and exploitation in Bedfordshire. Explore our updates and be part of the conversation shaping our community.
The Bedfordshire Violence and Exploitation Reduction Unit (VERU) has officially become the Violence and Exploitation Prevention Partnership (VEPP).
Lifesaving bleed control kits are set to be introduced across Bedfordshire, thanks to a partnership between Bedfordshire’s Violence and Exploitation Reduction Unit (VERU) and local non-profit organisation, Wingman Mentors.
Former VERU youth Intervention Specialist Worker, Roseann Taylor, has been awarded with the Knife Angel Community Award as the statue arrives in Luton for month long stay.
Bedfordshire Violence and Exploitation Reduction Unit's (VERU) Just Drop It campaign has inspired the release of new charity single by CLICK Arts foundation.
The VERU Youth Voice Fund has been created with the aim of increasing engagement with our young people in the VERU and wider partnership.
In a matter of weeks, the scheme has already seen 13 young people receive specialist …
The family of a man who was stabbed to death in a Bedford park have shared their story as part of our #JustDropIt Campaign.
Bedfordshire’s Violence and Exploitation Reduction Unit (VERU) flagship campaign ‘Just Drop It’ has been recognised …
More than 5,000 students across 15 schools in Bedfordshire have received assemblies around the devastating …
Specialist youth workers are to be embedded into hospital A&Es across Bedfordshire to offer support to patients involved in or at risk of violence and exploitation
The Premier League side have organised a series of activities to show their support for the Just Drop It campaign
A major new network of community groups and organisations has been launched to bring a collective effort to tackle the violence and exploitation of young people in Bedfordshire.
Just Drop It seeks to shine a light on the ripple effect of knife crime through families and communities, aiming to deter young people from carrying or ever using a blade.
Roseann Taylor and Si Philli took part in an hour long podcast with young radio hosts from Att10tive to talk about the work of the VERU, our Just Drop It campaign and issues like knife crime and child criminal exploitation more widely.
Around 160 young people took part in a community football tournament aimed at building better …
A flagship national football tournament which aims to break down barriers between young people and …
Hundreds of teenagers have attended conferences organised by Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Bedfordshire’s Violence …
More than 100 young people have engaged with a pilot project delivered by Bedfordshire’s Violence …
The VERU had the opportunity to showcase the work we’re doing to tackle violence and …
Last week saw the Bedfordshire Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC), host their first-ever …