Latest news:Coming soon: IDHTH "real stories" films
For the last two months, IDHTH has run a film competition for Youth Offending Teams. The entries, which help young people share their understanding of the consequences of knife crime will be hosted on the IDHTH website shortly ...
Real life stories
Since her son Christopher’s death in 2003, Theresa Cave has campaigned tirelessly against knives and is now a formidable IDHTH campaigner.
To read more, click here.
Welcome
Welcome to the Home Office's
It Doesn't Have to Happen anti-knife crime campaign website for stakeholders.
About this site
The Home Office is dedicated to supporting you in your local anti-knife crime campaigns.
This website provides ideas, advice, support, access to campaign materials and best practice on how to engage young people and tackle knife crime in your area.
Through your efforts, we want to use local activities to amplify national campaign messages, and to encourage people up and down the country to unite against knife crime.
Knife crime: the national context
In recent years Britain has lost too many teenagers to knife crime - both as victims and as offenders - and this national campaign seeks to tackle this issue.
Unfortunately, an increasing number of young people are carrying knives and getting involved in violent crime. Most young ‘carriers' are motivated by fear , but in ‘tooling up' they increase the likelihood of becoming victims of knife crime themselves .
YOUR
ROLE
We all have a role to play in tackling knife crime. if you can reach young people and parents, we encourage you to get involved with IDHTH and help spread our messages.
Find out how you can get involved
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Download our local campaigners' toolkit
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Have
your say
What do you think will be most effective in tackling knife crime in the year ahead?