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£130.5 million to tackle serious violence, murder and knife crime
The government is making over £130 million available to tackle serious violent crime – including murder and knife crime – in the coming year, Home Secretary Priti Patel announced today (Monday 8 March).
The funding will enable a programme of work to prevent some of the most serious types of crime and deliver safer communities for the British public.
The package includes:
£30 million to support the police to take targeted action in parts of England and Wales most affected by serious violence . This is new money, following over £100 million in surge funding that has been provided to police over the past two years and which has already seen over 100,000 weapons seized by police and thousands of hours of enforcement activity in hotspot areas – including increased patrols, weapons sweeps, and stop and search.
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New sites to test how connecting people with nature can improve mental health
Seven sites will receive a share of over £5.5m pot to research how nature can be used to improve mental health and wellbeing.
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Seven sites which will test the ways in which connecting people with nature can improve mental wellbeing have been awarded a share of a £5.77 million pot, Environment Minister Rebecca Pow has announced today (Saturday 19 December).
The new test and learn sites, which are based across England, will focus on communities hardest hit by coronavirus. This could include those living in deprived areas, people with mental health conditions or BAME communities. Since the coronavirus pandemic, when many people have experienced distress, loneliness or anxiety, there has been an increased public awareness of the benefits of regular access to green spaces. Studies have shown that this has the potential to improve mental health and wellbeing.
Changing Futures: changing systems to support adults experiencing multiple disadvantage
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At the 2019 Spending Review, the government announced a new Shared Outcomes Fund to test innovative ways of bringing together the public sector to address cross-cutting issues and drive the modernisation of public services.
£46 million of this Fund has been committed for the Changing Futures Programme to improve the way that systems and services work to support individuals experiencing multiple disadvantage - including a combination of homelessness, substance misuse, poor mental health, domestic abuse, and contact with the criminal justice system.
This prospectus gives further details on the programme, eligibility and the Expression of Interest processes.