Gangs and County Lines Preventative and Protective Interventions in Kent and Medway

The PCC and the Kent and Medway VRU wishes to commission the following services: • Preventative interventions for those Children and Young People (CYP) up to the age of 25 at risk of serious youth violence, knife offences, drug supply, criminal exploitation, or gangs. • Protective interventions for those CYP up to the age of 25 who are involved in of serious youth violence, knife offences, drug supply, criminal exploitation, or gangs. Service Objectives: To deliver age-appropriate, trauma informed, needs led approaches with the aim of providing long term support to CYP and their close relatives or immediate support network. • Reduce criminal and anti-social behaviour • Increase engagement with statutory services • Enable positive change e.g., ETE, ability to make better informed decisions • Reduce the likelihood of re-engaging in serious youth violence, knife offences, drug supply, criminal exploitation, or gangs.