Our Strategy
Our strategy was refreshed in 2022 and runs until 2025. It sets out our priorities, delivery plan and commitment for the next three years.
It draws on our learning and evaluation and tells a story about our approach to tackling violence and how we work with partners to deliver policies and practice, focused on acting early and quickly to prevent serious violence, all backed up by research and evaluation.
We work across all five areas of Merseyside – Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral – using insight to inform where our work is delivered.
It demonstrates how we work closely with young people, parents, youth practitioners, teachers, health professionals and the police to champion families, youth work and inclusive education.
It sets out how our work and projects will focus on five key areas:
Interventions
Through primary, secondary and tertiary interventions, we will focus our investment and opportunities to bring the greatest benefits, driving long-term change and building community resilience across Merseyside.
Concentrating on these areas and with a focus on community and place-based work, we can ensure our activity is occurring in the right places.
Our model for change
The theory of change explains the processes and mechanisms that will occur as a result of our three-year Strategy.
Engagement with local partners has been a crucial element in the development of the MVRP.
Consulting with partners to understand their research and objectives, map initiatives, and coordinate our work has been a priority.
We consistently work towards our strategic priorities to achieve Our Objectives and aspirations.
Read our Strategy
Use the link below to view or download our Strategy 2022-25. Alternatively, take a look at our Plan on a Page.
Strategic Needs Assessment
Serious violence is complex and multi-faceted, and with an estimated cost of over £209.6 million a year to the Merseyside region, partners have a moral responsibility to protect and prevent further harm to communities.
Each year we develop the Strategic Needs Assessment (SNA) which allows the MVRP and partnering agencies to understand what serious violence in Merseyside looks like, using both an evidence-based and a public health approach.
We look to identify the kinds of serious violence that occur, where is happens and its causes.
Reviewing data and information from a range of sources gives us a solid understanding of how – alongside partners – we can put effective interventions in place that can have a big impact and reduce serious violence across Merseyside.
This analysis has helped shape the regions Serious Violence Duty Strategy for preventing and reducing serious violence locally.
Use the link below to view or download our Strategic Needs Assessment 2023-2024.
Annual reports
Find out more about how we are delivering on our strategy by taking a look at our Annual Report: