10 key insights into starting a social enterprise.
Trauma And Social Media: When Black Death Goes Viral
This morning I woke up and went on social media like most of us now do, and my attention was immediately caught by an article headline “When black death goes viral, it can trigger PTSD-like trauma“ by Kenya Downs. Thank you Kenya. The main points in the article, for those who won’t go and read…
How do we beat youth violence? Switch focus away from punishment
In the spring, I sat in meetings with my peers who work in serious youth violence and we discussed what could be done to prevent more killings over the summer. We were all still dealing with heightened emotions after the murder of Myron “MDot” Yarde and there was a sense of frustration and hopelessness. The…
We Don’t Have A Gang Problem
Last Thursday we saw the first primetime debate in the House of Commons on ‘gangs and serious youth violence’. We both attended a short summit held the morning of the debate, in order to brief MPs on what could really make an impact and reduce violence in our city. The outcome of the debate was…
I would build… society’s capacity to think with compassion, love and understanding
A young man I used to work with in the prison system once asked me if I liked helping offenders. My honest reaction was of disgust. Not that he had asked me the question, but because that is honestly what he thought my team and I were doing. I replied that we do not help…