Introducing Youth Safety Matters
Youth Safety Matters is a brand new quarterly magazine dedicated to keeping young people safe across North West England.
The official publication of Knife Crime Matters, our mission is to bridge the gap between the various organisations working tirelessly to protect and support young people, by providing them with the resources, insights, and contacts they need to be even more effective in their work.
The digital magazine is distributed free of charge to more than 10,000 named contacts who are directly or indirectly involved in improving outcomes for children and teenagers.
This includes professionals in education, national and local government, the emergency services, the business community and the voluntary sector.
We are able to do this through advertising, so your support is vital to the cause. Please take a look at our media pack if you would like to take advantage of the sponsorship opportunities available.
Our Mission
We believe that collaboration and knowledge-sharing are essential to creating safer communities for our young people.
We’re committed to raising awareness about the complex issues affecting young people today while showcasing the innovative solutions and dedicated professionals working to combat them.
Through Knife Crime Matters, we offer an array of comprehensive educational materials, resources, online learning and insights about some of the dangers facing young people.
The ultimate mission is to prevent future tragedies.
What We Cover
Our editorial strategy focuses on the critical issues impacting the safety of young people, including:
- Knife crime prevention and awareness
- Gang culture and gang-related violence
- County Lines and exploitation
- Social media safety and online dangers
- Community safety initiatives
- Youth intervention and support programmes
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Educational safeguarding
Our Content Pillars
Raising awareness of the issues
Delivering knowledge to professionals
Showcasing solutions and interventions
- Facts, figures and statistics on knife crime, gangs, and youth safety
- Coverage of national and regional campaigns like Ditch the Blade and Operation Sceptre
- Reports on surveys and research studies
- Analysis of trends and emerging threats
- Updates from key organisations on the operating on the ground
- Legal frameworks and legislation updates
- Understanding causes and effects of youth crime
- Best practices for reporting and intervention implementation
- Spotlight features on key organisations such as Anti-Knife UK, Crimestoppers, and NSPCC
- Training and development opportunities
- Roundtable discussions
- Sharing success stories from schools, clubs, and community organisations
- Partnership approaches that work
- International perspectives and innovative methods
- Case studies and interviews with reformed individuals, victims, families, and campaigners
- Evidence-based intervention strategies
Why Youth Safety Matters is needed?
While individual organisations produce excellent resources, there was no platform that brings together insights, research, and practical solutions from across all sectors.
Youth Safety Matters fills this gap by:
- Connecting different sectors that often work in isolation
- Sharing best practices across organisations and regions
- Providing evidence-based insights to inform policy and practice
- Celebrating success stories to inspire and motivate
- Offering practical resources that can be implemented immediately
Our partnership with Knife Crime Matters
Youth Safety Matters benefits from the established reputation and extensive network of Knife Crime Matters, which already works in partnership with a variety of organisations across North West England.
This includes distributing educational resources to schools and youth organisations, working with the police to support crime prevention initiatives and maintaining a comprehensive resource hub.
This partnership ensures that Youth Safety Matters launches with credibility, reach, and the backing of an organisation already trusted by professionals across the region.
Join our community
We want Youth Safety Matters to become the go-to resource for professionals working to keep young people safe.
Whether you’re a teacher, police officer, youth worker, healthcare professional, or community leader, Youth Safety Matters is your platform for staying informed, connected, and effective in your work to protect our youngsters.
Together, we can create safer communities and brighter futures for young people across North West England and beyond.
We are also looking to hear from you, so if you have any opinions or insights in to these essential issues, please sue the contact details below to get in touch as we want to hear from you.
Contact us:
Editorial enquiries: Linda Ram, email: linda.ram@youthsafetymatters.co.uk
Advertising opportunities: Andrew Brown, email: andrew.brown@youthsafetymatters.co.uk
General information: email, info@youthsafetymatters.co.uk
Advertising Options
Please note that video adverts are only available for half page or above adverts.
Clickable hotspots can be linked to any sized advert.
Lead generation forms must be combined with an advert and will be the same size as the advert. Example a 1/4 page advert and lead generation form will make a half paged advert.
Eighth Page
- (W)67mm x (H)47mm
Quarter Page
- (W)67mm x (H)98mm*
- Includes Social Media posts
Half Page
- (W)138mm x (H)98mm*
- Includes Basic Sponsorship on the KCM Website for 1 year
Full Page
- (W)148mm x (H)210mm*
- Includes Premium Sponsorship on the KCM Website for 1 year
Mural
- (W)148mm x (H)210mm*
- Includes full page advert
- Logo on mural sponsor page in booklet
- Includes logo on the mural
- Includes Premium Sponsorship on the KCM Website for 1 year
How To Get Involved
I wanted to thank you for the Knife Crime booklet and resources. Upon careful evaluation, I find these materials to be of praiseworthy quality and relevance. Moving forward, I intend to incorporate these resources into our curriculum, as they align well with our educational objectives and contribute meaningfully to our efforts in addressing and educating students about the issue of knife crime.
Alexandra Soares Silva Teacher & Thrive Licensed Practitioner - Churchward School, Swindon