Community Goals!
Saturday saw us join with our colleagues at Essex Police for the Essex Community Goals event at Essex Police HQ. Community Goals brings together more than 170 12- and 13-year-olds to play football, have fun, work as a team all – on Saturday at least! – in the bright Essex sunshine. The young people, from […]
Showcasing our VVU ReRoute Intervention
Essex VVU had the opportunity to present at the Essex Police Towards Excellence Conference (West Local Policing Area) at the Port of Tilbury Cruise Terminal last week. We took the opportunity to showcase our VVU ReRoute intervention, which works with young people aged 17 to 25 arrested for ‘trigger offences’, these include violent disorder, weapon […]
New Knife Bin for Brentwood
Last week, Roger Hirst MBE and Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex attended the installation of a new replacement knife bin in the Brentwood Borough. Joined by Chief Inspector Terry Fisher, District Commander, West Local Policing Area, Mr Hirst welcomed the installation of the new knife bin at Brentwood police station as part of […]
Essex Youth Voices save the date!
We are pleased to announce the date for Essex Youth Voice Day 2026. This event is a partnership between Essex VVU, Essex Boys and Girls Clubs and Essex Council for Voluntary Youth Services (ECVYS), along with a wide range of youth providers across Essex. This year the event will be held in Chelmsford (location TBC) […]
Positive Futures: Visit to Castle View
Essex VVU supports schools with evidence-based interventions and programmes, which support young people to improve their engagement and attendance at school. We visited Castle View school last week to see one of these programmes, the ‘Positive Futures’ course, being delivered by ATF (Achieve Thrive Flourish) to a new cohort of students. Positive Futures invites at […]
Young people’s voices central to knife crime prevention in Essex
As Knife Crime Awareness Week (18–24 May) begins, Essex Violence and Vulnerability Unit (Essex VVU) is shining a light on the importance of listening to young people and working with them to prevent knife harm. Since its inception in 2019, Essex VVU has brought over £11m into Essex to invest in local delivery. The investments […]