Thank you to all our grantmaking partners who have helped us to train tens of thousands of young people across the UK in becoming young lifesavers.
If you would like to join in supporting us, StreetDoctors is an ideal partner for grantmakers looking to make a social impact in the areas of children and young people, health, education, and criminal justice.
- Children & Young People: Our programmes address the impact of street violence on the lives of children and young people, training them in emergency first aid so they can save lives if someone has been stabbed or knocked out in an attack. Our strategic focus is on co-designing social action work with young people in the worst affected areas, so they can take a central role in turning the tide on street violence.
- Health: StreetDoctors takes a public health approach to the impact of street violence on young lives, sharing key medical knowledge on the physical and mental health impacts of violence so young people can make more informed choices . We are also strengthening our role in developing the healthcare leaders of tomorrow through our accredited volunteering programme, and developing pathways into healthcare careers for young people inspired by their work with StreetDoctors.
- Education: StreetDoctors uses a peer education approach to engage with young people on the challenging topic of street violence, increasing their knowledge, skills, and confidence so they can step forward when needed. We are developing and expanding the reach of multiple accredited programmes for young people to widen their aspirations and gain valuable experience working to solve issues within their community through education, such as our Young Leaders initiative and our StepWise social action course.
- Criminal Justice: We run programmes at multiple stages in the criminal justice pathway for young people, including within prison facilities and with probation services. Our criminal justice work aims to address the issues of violence which exist within prison populations, and also to provide aspirational and educational programmes that aid in rehabilitation and diversion.
We are always looking for grant makers to partner with us across these themes to make all this vital work a reality. Please contact our Relationships & Investment Manager gerard@streetdoctors.org for more information.
This innovative project, set up by young doctors for young people, has real potential to reduce the pointless daily injury and preventable deaths that we see on our streets on a daily basis. Increasing awareness among the population that see penetrating trauma [stabbings] happen in front of them, and teaching them to deal with bleeding in the vital minutes before services like mine attend, has real potential to tip the balance and save young lives