The Youth Commissioners had a go on the Virtual Reality headsets, learning about gangs and knife crime and how to make better decisions!

A lovely view of Villa Park this evening⚽️

The team joined a Youth Endowment Fund steering group meeting to share the good work being done in local neighbourhoods!

Reminder that tomorrow is #StoptheBleedDay 🗓️

There will be FREE sessions at Sandwell Ambulance Station on how to stop serious bleeding. Find out more on the thread below⬇️

Sign up to our Trauma Informed Practice webinar next week Wed 1st May in partnership with Trauma-Informed Practitioners @BarnardosBC

Register now: bit.ly/44jDEiO

💥 WE ARE BACK💥

We are delighted to announce that our FREE Boxing in the Communty sessions will be returning to WBLC every Term-Time Tuesday starting from next week!! A big thank you to West Midlands Violence Reduction Partnership for their continued support with making this happen.

During today's conference, Sara Roach, Director of West Midlands Violence Reduction Partnership is sharing key insights on using data to identify which youth work evidenced-based approaches can help.

#YEFyouthwork2024

A fantastic day with Sky Blues in the Community for the launch of their ‘Making a Difference’ Strategic Plan at Coventry Building Society Arena

A great day out in some Sandwell schools today with PC Begum learning about peer pressure

Full of brilliant conversations! 💬

Our Stalking Support Service supports women and men aged 16+ who are experiencing stalking, covering the entire West Midlands region.

If you are experiencing this, we can help, support, and advise you. Call 0121 553 0090

In an emergency, call the police on 101 or 999

#NSAW2024

NWG Safeguarding in Sports Forum-6th June

The forum will be an opportunity to hear from our guest speakers and for attendees to participate in group interactive discussions, enabling participants to network and share ideas and examples of good practice.

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For #NSAW2024 we need to #JoinForcesAgainstStalking

Stalking is a complex crime that can put victims in a constant state of fear.

If you are worried that someone might be stalking you,
Stalking Helpline UK can help you access support. Suzy Lamplugh Trust

Really emotive and impactful #StephenLawrenceDay event this evening at the Bringing Hope centre in Handsworth .

Fantastic community conversations , reflects and suggests as West Midlands Police B&APoliceAssociation #stayathomesavelives WestMidsPCC continue to move forward with the #PoliceRaceActionPlan

✨ FREE CPD - AVAILABLE THIS WEEK ✨

WORKSHOP: WellComm Part 1 - Intro to WellComm
🗓️ Tue 23 Apr, 09:30-12:00, online
🎟️ birminghamearlyyearsnetworks.org/events/worksho…

WMVRP: Working with Trauma in the Early Years
🗓️ Thu 25 Apr, 10:00-11:00, online
🎟️ birminghamearlyyearsnetworks.org/events/wmvrp-w…

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It was a pleasure to be working in partnership with the West Midlands Violence Reduction Partnership this week - training and upskilling professionals to deliver effective support to children with a parent in prison.
If you would like to find out more about our CPD-Accredited training packages, get in touch at…

Learn vital skills to save lives by stopping serious bleeding!

There will be FREE training sessions at Sandwell Ambulance Station this Saturday 27th April for #StopTheBleedDay

See below for more info⬇️

Today we honour the life of #StephenLawrence and send our thoughts to his loved ones who live with this unimaginable grief

His legacy continues 31 years after his passing and urges us all to bring about change to protect our communities from discrimination and violence Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation

Today marks the birthday of Stephen Lawrence - a household name in the 1990's due to his tragic story, the controversial outcome of which led to the Macpherson Report.

Read about Stephen's story and its impact on modern policing here:
museum.west-midlands.police.uk/general/stephe…

Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation

Sycamore Short Stay School in Dudley have their very own VRP board for the Virtual Reality workshops on gangs and knife crime!

Great to see them welcomed with so much enthusiasm🙌

NWG Mind Your Language - Exploitation and Victim Blaming Webinar-23rd April

Interactive session is an introduction to the importance of the language that we use when talking and writing about children and families.

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For free help and support on a wide range of money matters and health and safety concerns, come along to a community open day next week.
Help at the Hub takes place on Tuesday 23 April between 11am and 2pm.
Just drop in - no need to book!
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