Our Voices
“It’s not about where you come from; it’s about where you’re going”
Sherifa talks about how mentoring can help with low self-esteem and lack of confidence which may stem from being born on an estate. She talks about how a change of [...]
Sherifa talks on mentoring parents
Sherifa talks about the kind of work she is inolved with helping families and mentoring parents to better cope with their circumstances (34s)
Professionalism, Values and Society
Sherifa talks about how although we have ready access to many kinds of health professionals, from psychotherapists, criminologists and social workers, our society is continually on the brink of crisis, [...]
Let’s Talk – Origins and Purpose
Chris Haydon talks about the origins of CTVT and the 'Let's Talk' project. The Let't Talk project began after a spike in Knife crime in London, and an event was [...]
Media Focus on the Negatives
Black people are often portrayed in a negative light by media who want them to conform to stereotypes. Gang members, stabbings, drugs and violence. But this is something that most [...]
Young People from Elevated Minds Training Police Recruits
Elevated Minds is an organisation that works with young people who are at risk of becoming vulnerable through being excluded from school, or who are regularly absent from school. It [...]
Audio Bites: No Black Female Role Models in the Media
A young black lady feels there is a lack of role models for young black females to look up to
Audio Bites: Negative Impressions of the Police
A young black lady has never had any dealings with the police but feels intimidated by them because of the negative experiences felt by friends and relatives.
Racism and Islamophobia
A boy from Walworth Academy talks about what it is like to be on the receiving end of islamophobia. And how he feels about seeing other people being picked on [...]
Stop & Search Desensitising Us
A young person at Walworth Academny talks about when you see something happen too often...
Bobbi on Racial Prejudice
Bobbi, a white female from Bermondsey, talks about how she sees black people treated differently to white people in her own experience.
3 Visions for Tomorrow – ‘Solutions-Focused Mentoring’
In one of a series of highlights taken from our programme, 'Three Visions for Tomorrow', Sherifa talks about the need for what she calls 'Solutions-Based Mentoring.
What people have to say…
Youth clubs?
The value of Bede? Bede’s my family. My second family.
HAP student
Maybe we need to know more about how to handle peer pressure in other situations, you know, how to deal with mental things in other situations.
Brandon Estate resident
“Last year we had two deaths in our area, and I live right in front of the block … I knew the two boys, I used to play football with them. One of them was stabbed and one was shot. … we should be investing in youth clubs.”
Need to talk …
It scares me to even talk to anyone. Most of the time I just bottle it.
HAP student
Seeing things
I have left my house one day and I’ve seen a shooting, and someone was killed opposite my house.
HAP student
HAP student
I listen to drill music but I don’t act that way.
SSQ pupil 2019
“I want to know why isn’t it safe for a child to grow up in Southwark.”
Sometimes boys just going to football and home ... to basketball and home ... they’re getting stopped and searched and its kind of like a panic for them.
HAP student Year 11
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