South Wales VPU
							Another chance - Diversion from the criminal justice system
							
						
																	
									In progress
															
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													Project name:
South Wales VPUFunding:
£541,014Evaluation type:
										Implementation and Process evaluation									
								Activity Type:
										Hospital-based intervention									
								Setting:
										A&E and health services									
								Evaluator:
										Cardiff University									
								About the project
The South Wales VPU operates a hospital based violence prevention team based within a Swansea and Cardiff hospital. The team deliver advice, support and guidance to patients who have experienced violence with injury, with the aim of engaging with those injured whilst they are in hospital, and to promote movement away from lifestyles encased in violence by encouraging engagement with community-based services.
About the funding round
- 	 Themed grant round Themed grant roundGrant:Another chance – Diversion from the criminal justice systemWe know that sometimes, children need another chance: alternatives to arrest, conviction and custody. Diversion programmes help them do that.