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.