BUILDING RESILIENCE AGAINST VIOLENCE & EXTREMISM

Helping children and young people have greater awareness of the realities and issues surrounding gang involvement, drugs, violence, extremism and radicalisation.

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WHAT WE DO

The SOS+ Service delivers early intervention work to children, young people, parents and professionals in educational, community and professional settings. Our award-winning approach uses trained professionals with lived experience of the criminal justice system to de-glamorise gang involvement and expose the harsh realities of crime and violence.

Dispel myths and glamorisation relating to gang violence and violent extremism.
Look at how perpetrators recruit young people, including online & through gaming and what they can do to stay safe.
Help children and young people have greater awareness of the realities and issues surrounding gang involvement, drugs, violence, extremism and radicalisation, and learn about strategies to help avoid the risk of becoming involved in these activities.
Support schools, colleges and community settings to be able to tackle issues that they may feel less equipped to deal with.

Youth offer

BRAVE (building resilience against violence and extremism) workshops engage young people on the subjects of gang exploitation and safeguarding against violent extremism, deepening their understanding and building resilience in a practical, real-world way. We bring the value of first hand, lived experiences of victims and perpetrators to dispel myths and glamourisation relating to gang violence and violent extremism. Our sessions combine the impact of violent extremism, gang exploitation and grooming techniques used by exploitative groups, looking at how perpetrators recruit young people, including online and through gaming - empowering them with the skills to keep themselves safe. BRAVE helps young people to have a greater awareness of the realities and issues. Our sessions combine the impact of violent extremism, gang exploitation and grooming techniques used by exploitative groups, looking at how perpetrators recruit young people, including online and through gaming - empowering them with the skills to keep themselves safe. BRAVE helps young people to have a greater awareness of the realities and issues.

PROFESSIONAL OFFER

COMMUNITIES OFFER

DIGITAL OFFER

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A 30 minute video discussing the realities of violence, extremism and exploitation that students may be facing so that they can better protect themselves and others.

Activity packs differentiated for KS2, KS3 and KS4.

Access to online portal with additional resources such as live FAQs and further reading and support for teachers.

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"If you are looking for some awesome, knowledgeable people to work with, these are the guys I highly recommend. Their friendliness and result-driven approach is what I love about them."

Coventry University, 2017

EVALUATIONs OF OUR WORK

We have delivered BRAVE to over 90,000 young people and professionals in 20 Local Authorities in England and Wales with excellent feedback.

OUR IMPACT

Nationally, in 2020-21, BRAVE delivered 441 sessions to 153 different provisions, directly reaching 33,829 participants.

See our map for where we've delivered sessions in 20/21.