A policy briefing is available for LKS staff to share in their organisations. Produced by the JET Library at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Feel free to reproduce it (with acknowledgement).
What does this mean for libraries?
Whilst this driver will be implemented at a national level, there are some things libraries can do to support it
- The opportunity to deliver evidence and knowledge to teams experiencing issues with the impact of serious violence
- Opportunity to link in with other sectors to raise awareness of the strategy
Source: HM Government
Date of publication: April 2018
Summary of driver: This document illustrates the Government’s approach to address the rise in serious violent crime in the UK. It outlines proposals with education, health, social services, housing, youth services and victim support in order to achieve this. The overarching message in this strategy is that tackling serious violence is not a law enforcement issue alone and it requires cross sector working involving a range of partners. In particular, it needs the support of communities thinking about what they can themselves do to help prevent violent crime happening in the first place and how they can support measures to get young people and young adults involved in positive activities.