July 13th, 2021
We spoke to our very own Fee for our next What 25 Means to Me blog. Fee is a Redthread Senior Young Women’s Worker. She supports young women in a trauma-informed way to promote their well-being, safety and personal development. In this blog, she writes about her role at Redthread and her part in […]
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June 29th, 2021
After a period of rapid growth, youth work charity Redthread is today launching an ambitious five-year strategy to scale the impact of its work across the UK. From the first Youth Violence Intervention Programme in King’s College Hospital in South-East London, the charity now works shoulder to shoulder with NHS clinicians to deliver its flagship […]
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June 23rd, 2021
“We need to empower the youth community to have their say and take part in civic discussion” We spoke to Banseka Kayembe, freelance writer and founder of Naked Politics, a youth-led platform seeking to engage young people in social issues. As part of our #What25MeansToMe blog series, Banseka discusses having space to explore your […]
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June 13th, 2021
“My Dad was my mentor. Whatever I wanted to do, he’d say ‘Just Go For It’” Redthread speaks to Stephanie Calman, an author and broadcaster who is constantly amazed by the emotional intelligence of her grown up children. She writes about her experiences of growing up including her parents divorce, the impact of sexual assault […]
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June 4th, 2021
Tomorrow marks four years since Redthread’s Young Women’s Service was launched. In this blog, VAWG Lead Jess Macdonald and the Young Women’s Workers share what the service and their roles mean to them. We learn so much from the young women we work with in hospital. Our work creates a safe space for young women […]
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