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Blog6th June 2018

Why I volunteer with StreetDoctors #NationalVolunteersWeek

To be able to have a positive influence on young people in my community is incredibly rewarding, and is why I volunteer.

Blog16th April 2018

“I have not had a single shift where there has not been at least one patient being treated for stab wounds”

I truly believe educating a young person can impact their decision to carry a knife and therefore reduce the violence we are currently seeing.

StreetDoctors news16th January 2018

We Need To Support Young People To Thrive, Not Just Survive

StreetDoctors advocates for viewing violence as a public health issue and adopting a holistic approach to working with young people. This starts with listening to them.

In the media10th August 2017

StreetDoctors on BBC Radio Norfolk

StreetDoctors discussing knife crime in Norfolk.

Blog10th May 2017

“I would have been taught by StreetDoctors!”

I told all 700 students with certainty that if I had continued my down my original path I would have been taught by StreetDoctors!

In the media4th May 2017

“When knife victims arrive at hospital in school uniform, it brings it home to you”

Article featured in ‘The Guardian’ as part of the Beyond the Blade series.

Blog6th March 2017

Just a little curious…

I know that when recruitment comes again in September, I will be encouraging potential volunteers who seem “just a little bit curious” to come to and see what StreetDoctors is all about.

Blog16th December 2016

Life as a volunteer

StreetDoctors is about working as a team to give power to young people to change their actions. It’s about giving them the confidence to save lives.

Blog21st September 2016

“Save a child’s life and you change the world”

I learn as much from the stories, courage and comradery of the young people we train in the StreetDoctors sessions as they learn from us volunteers.

Blog7th June 2016

“So where is it safe to stab someone?”

It was at my first ever StreetDoctors session I was asked: “So where is it actually safe to stab someone?” From that point onwards, it was clear to me how important the charity is.

StreetDoctors news9th May 2016

What does a StreetDoctors session look like?

Video highlights of a StreetDoctors session with the Premier League Kicks Scheme.

Blog5th May 2016

Making the best of a bad situation

Youth violence and gun crime seemed to be the norm for these young people … That is when we, realised: these were the young people who needed StreetDoctors teaching the most.