Our Story
StreetDoctors was born in 2008 in the socially conscious minds of some young medical students, and a Youth Offending Team worker.
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| Dr Charlotte Neary-Bremer Co-founder/ Ambassador | Dr Nick Rhead Co-founder/ Ambassador | Dr Simon Jackson Co-founder/ Ambassador |
They were regularly involved in delivering CPR and First Aid classes to local teenagers. They noticed:
They decided to set out to educate young people about the consequences of carrying weapons through exploring attitudes to violence, including its true medical consequences.
Our main objective is to
give these young people the
confidence and skills
they need:
and deliver simple life-saving first aid.
By equipping these young people with practical skills we aim to increase their confidence and aspirations, helping them to change their attitude towards violence so they become StreetDoctors in their communities.
StreetDoctors has now become a social movement with 22 teams in 17 cities across the UK and Ireland.
