redthread

Hi - a collegue of mine had read your post and asked me my opinion... Im a youth worker and youth counsellor and I work with a local youth charity called redthread - I also work a King's A&E running their youth project in the department - following up young people who have been assaulted, stabbed, shot etc and finding ways in the community of reducing violoence... As your post has pointed out and as we all see daily in the news - youth violence is a huge and concerning topic I won't regale you with stories but out of my work with young people I have decided to run a Parents of Teens event (1st July 08 7.30pm at dulwich village hall) for pretty much the very reason you wrote your thread... to give parents a voice, a network, an ear to listen to your concerns... I guess this is both an invite but more particuarly a question - is a parents of teens forum/ network something that Dulwich/East Dulwich could do with? Please do feel free to contact me if you have any questions re youth work or parents opportunitys. All the best redthread.org.uk