April 26th, 2024
We are really proud to share our latest report, showcasing the impact of our vital Nottinghamshire Youth Violence Intervention Programme (YVIP) and our Social Prescribing pilot in light of their sad closure. Since 2018, Redthread has provided its transformative youth work for 11-25 year olds in the emergency departments at the Queen’s Medical Centre and, […]
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April 25th, 2024
As our Nottinghamshire service sadly comes to an end, we are reflecting on the impact our services and partnerships have had on many young lives. Dr Faisal Faruqi, A&E Consultant at Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC), who was instrumental in bringing Redthread’s Youth Violence Intervention Programme (YVIP) to Nottingham, has seen this impact first hand. In […]
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April 23rd, 2024
To mark the closure of our Nottinghamshire services, this week we are highlighting just how much our programmes have achieved in Nottingham and celebrating the difference this work has made. Our Nottingham A&E Social Prescribing pilot has had a huge impact on hundreds of children and young people. Read on to find out how and […]
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March 14th, 2024
Last year, our specialist youth workers, based in A&Es across eight hospitals in the capital, supported 1,200 young Londoners (aged 11-25) who had been victims of violence or exploitation. In this work, we see daily the importance of tackling the root causes of violence, investing in prevention and ensuring that policing fully understands and implements […]
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March 7th, 2024
Although invisible in official statistics, girls and young women are substantially impacted by violence and exploitation – they make up around ⅓ of the young people we work with. More commonly presenting in hospital with mental or physical health issues than with knife injuries or wounds, the signs of young women being harmed are frequently […]
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