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News - crime, abuse and offending
1 September 2011
Chrysalis: unlocking the door to the future for women offenders
"If I hadn't come onto the Chrysalis programme I'd probably be in prison now... in fact it's almost definite," said Emma Dawes
30 August 2011
Getting girls out of gangs
When it comes to gangs and gang violence, it's usually young men who make the headlines. But worringly there are significant numbers of girls getting involved in gangs too. "Girls need some safe, girl-only space to talk about their concerns" according to Carlene Firmin, founder of the Gag (gendered action on gangs) project, writing in The Guardian. This safe, girl-only space is precisely what Platform 51 provides at its centre in Knowsley on Merseyside.
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24 August 2011
Platform 51 welcomes Carlene Firmin's article in the Guardian Riots offer a chance to treat violent girls differently
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5 August 2011
Life changing job coup for Platform 51’s Natasha One woman's dreams come true
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13 June 2011
Welfare cuts 'will leave domestic violence victims at risk' Our warning to the government
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25 May 2011
Urgent appeal: help a girl in care Girls in care are easy prey for unscrupulous men
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16 March 2009
More innovative solutions to drinking problems needed Girls should have more to do than get drunk, says chief exec
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