Fighting Back

3: Experiences in lockdown

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Episode notes

Lockdown continues… In the third episode of Fighting Back, we talk about how our young people and members are feeling with the current restrictions in place.

Highlights and ideas from this episode include:

1. Goal setting - Uncertainty is causing increased anxiety. Work with young people to set personal goals that are achievable to provide structure and direction.

2. Trauma informed work - Look for opportunities to embed a trauma informed approach into your provision. Provide wrap-around support to young people experiencing increased challenges as a result of the lockdown.

A recommendation to our funders:

3. Funding - Long-term interventions are key to providing sustained support for young people during this time. Funding streams that can support longer-term interventions are essential to deliver services to the young people that need it most.

A big thanks to the Fight for Peace Alliance partners and their young members who featured in this episode:

Vulcan Learning Centre: https://www.vulcancentre.co.uk/
Switch Up CIC:https://www.marcellusbaz.co.uk/switch-up/
Sheffield City Boxing Club: https://www.sheffieldcityboxingclub.org/
Gloves not gunz: https://glovesnotgunz.org/

For any further information about this project or our work at Fight For Peace, visit our website www.fightforpeace.net

This podcast series is supported by Sport England through the National Lottery Community Fund on Tackling Inequalities.

This podcast is a MIC media production.