Understanding youth violence

About this episode

This episode explores youth violence through a public health lens and discusses collaborative efforts to build safer communities.

This podcast takes a look at youth violence through a public health lens - exploring what that really means in practice. Phil John, Technical Support Coordinator at Research in Practice, is joined by Prof. Alistair (Ali) Fraser, Criminologist, and Raquel Vieth, Senior Innovation and Development Lead at Research in Practice, as we talk about how we can work together across services, listen to young people’s voices, and build safer, more hopeful communities. View the accompanying reflective questions: https://www.researchinpractice.org.uk/children/content-pages/podcasts/understanding-youth-violence/

People in this episode

Host: Phil John

Guests: Prof. Alistair (Ali) Fraser, Raquel Vieth

Topics covered

• youth violence
• public health
• community safety
• youth engagement
• cross-service collaboration

Keywords

• youth violence
• public health
• community safety
• young people
• services collaboration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Research in Practice

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