Questions to the Mayor of London – answered at on 18 March 2021.
How many youth workers have been introduced at London hospital A&E Units? What evidence is there that they are helping young people to turn away from violence & gangs?
My Violence Reduction Unit is prioritising investment to those who hold key trusted relationships with young people. Frontline youth workers have the lived experience and relationships to deliver early interventions that can make all the difference to a young person’s future. In 2019, I invested £4 million to fund additional teams of youth workers in five additional Accident & Emergency hospitals in areas with high levels of young victims of violent crime. City Hall funding now supports 28 youth work posts supporting young victims of violence and domestic abuse. In the Major Trauma Centre services 58% of young people accessing the service reported a reduction in risk six months after receiving an intervention.