🌟Thrilled to have received @MerseysidePCC's award at the fantastic @merseypolice Community First Awards last night. Delighted to get this recognition for the work of our team, our partners and a whole host of community organisations, all united in their determination to prevent serious violence. It was an honour to share the stage with so many other amazing nominees and winners, who were being recognised for their work serving communities across Merseyside.💙

✳️Still not sure what we do here at Merseyside's Violence Reduction Partnership❓ The MVRP brings together experts, communities and young people from across Merseyside to address the underlying causes of violence and prevent it from happening. Take a look at this short animated video to find out more about our work. ⬇️In the past year, serious violence has dropped by more than 11% and knife crime is down by 18% . We're determined to drive this figure down even further 🫶

One of this tremendous #Toxteth team is called Magic. What an apt name. This brilliant #basketball project has a major event in #Liverpool next week – details here on Monday @MerseyPolice @FireFitHub @EarlyYearsMVRP