News & Research

25 February 2025

Campaign to highlight paramilitary harms is making a difference

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13 February 2025

Landmark study reveals widespread impact of childhood trauma in Northern Ireland

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7 November 2024

Watch EPPOC’s case study video series

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31 October 2024

Y-Box – New violence prevention model developed to help tackle male youth violence

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23 October 2024

‘Connect’ project in hospitals reduces violence and demand on public services

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4 October 2024

New campaign highlights ongoing paramilitary harm

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4 October 2024

Widespread support for campaign that challenges harms hidden in plain sight

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30 September 2024

EPPOC launches third video from hard-hitting series about the impact of paramilitarism

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5 September 2024

Evidence shows devastating impact of paramilitary harm on mental health

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1 May 2024

New film series shows impact of paramilitary harm on children and communities.

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1 December 2023

Fresh Start Through Sport Pilot Shows Promise Despite Pandemic

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30 November 2023

Youth violence prevention through social support programmes

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30 November 2023

Developing Women in the Community Programme sees positive outcomes

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30 November 2023

New research highlights role of health data in preventing youth violence

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29 November 2023

Sport Unites: Fresh Start Through Sport sees cross-community bonding

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24 November 2023

Positive impacts found in the evaluation of DfC’s Fresh Start Through Sport Programme

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20 November 2023

Latest research paper explores Public Health Approaches for Youth Violence Prevention

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24 October 2023

Reviewing the threat to life process in Northern Ireland

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10 October 2023

Northern Ireland’s political parties collectively endorse Ending The Harm public awareness campaign

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10 October 2023

Illegal money lending used to control and exploit vulnerable people

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5 October 2023

Catching up with the CREW; Developing women in Rathcoole

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18 September 2023

Present Future exhibition allows children and young people from PUL communities to showcase their hopes and dreams

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17 August 2023

Helping parents to ‘Connect the Dots’ on drug and alcohol issues

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25 July 2023

Embedding Trauma Informed Practice

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16 June 2023

DfC Frest Start Team support learning to enhance community development

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10 May 2023

Building a ‘Sanctuary’ with young people from Derry/Londonderry

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27 April 2023

Creating the space for communities to thrive: an interview with PCTF Chief Superintendent Andy Hill

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9 February 2023

Paramilitary Crime Task Force helping to reduce harm in communities

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7 February 2023

Detectives hand over cheque for more than £1,500 to the Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice

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3 February 2023

Civil recovery powers used to disrupt criminals and give money back to communities

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30 January 2023

Phase Two Developing Women in the Community Programme organisations announced

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23 January 2023

Programme Team and delivery partners host the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee

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18 January 2023

Carrickfergus Neighbourhood police officers box clever to engage with young people

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13 January 2023

Programme Team takes part in global Human Rights Event

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8 January 2023

The Aspire Project; working with young men in the Justice System

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5 January 2023

Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls

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3 January 2023

PSNI host successful problem solving workshop

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11 December 2022

Illegal Money Lending Campaign Material

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21 October 2022

Overview of the Executive’s Tackling Paramilitary Activity, Criminality & Organised Crime Programme

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15 September 2022

Investing in Police Community Engagement

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1 September 2022

Ending the Harm Public Awareness Campaign Update

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15 August 2022

Submission to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee’s Inquiry into the effects of paramilitaries on society in Northern Ireland

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19 July 2022

Ministers publish progress on Domestic and Sexual Abuse Action Plan

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7 July 2022

Ministers publish Summary Report on new Domestic and Sexual Abuse Strategy

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6 July 2022

First Time Entrants to the Criminal Justice System in Northern Ireland 2020/21

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1 April 2022

Phase 2 Programme Project Funding Allocations for 2022/2023

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1 April 2022

The Fresh Start through Sport Pilot Programme – evaluation report

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31 March 2022

Findings from the 2020/21 NI Safe Community Telephone Survey

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23 March 2022

New strategy supporting women and girls in contact with justice system

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22 March 2022

Hargey launches ‘Active Living’ – the sport and physical activity strategy

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21 March 2022

Justice Minister launches a new Strategic Framework for Youth Justice

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15 March 2022

First Adult Restorative Justice Strategy for Northern Ireland Launched

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10 March 2022

Advisory Panel appointed to review Developing Women in the Community Project

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9 March 2022

Long welcomes progress on plans to implement reforms of the court committal process

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29 November 2021

New advert shows how paramilitary gangs use illegal money lending to control and exploit vulnerable people

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14 June 2021

Illegal money lending used as a means to control and exploit vulnerable people

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13 February 2025

Landmark study reveals widespread impact of childhood trauma in Northern Ireland

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4 October 2024

New campaign highlights ongoing paramilitary harm

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4 October 2024

Widespread support for campaign that challenges harms hidden in plain sight

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5 September 2024

Evidence shows devastating impact of paramilitary harm on mental health

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1 December 2023

Fresh Start Through Sport Pilot Shows Promise Despite Pandemic

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30 November 2023

Youth violence prevention through social support programmes

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30 November 2023

Developing Women in the Community Programme sees positive outcomes

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30 November 2023

New research highlights role of health data in preventing youth violence

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29 November 2023

Sport Unites: Fresh Start Through Sport sees cross-community bonding

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24 November 2023

Positive impacts found in the evaluation of DfC’s Fresh Start Through Sport Programme

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20 November 2023

Latest research paper explores Public Health Approaches for Youth Violence Prevention

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24 October 2023

Reviewing the threat to life process in Northern Ireland

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7 June 2023

Communities in Transition Area Reports

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14 March 2023

Report finds that young people are often unaware of the ways they are being exploited by criminals

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9 February 2023

The Pains of Paramilitarism: The Latent Criminogenic Effects of Exposure to Paramilitary Violence among Young Men in a Post-Conflict Society

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15 November 2022

The influence of paramilitarism in Northern Ireland on the recognition of CSE in young males

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15 August 2022

Submission to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee’s Inquiry into the effects of paramilitaries on society in Northern Ireland

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26 July 2022

‘Accelerators’: Targeted Youth Services’ Contribution Towards the Attainment of Multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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1 April 2022

Developing Women in the Community: A formative pre/post evaluation

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1 March 2022

Preventing and protecting: An evaluation of a multi-agency response for the reduction of paramilitary and organised crime related harms

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1 December 2021

Building Trauma-Informed Systems and Policy Issues – Resource Library

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6 October 2021

Beyond The Spark – Young people’s perspectives on the 2021 Northern Ireland riots

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1 August 2021

The Trauma of Violence and its Impact on Young People in Northern Ireland: The State of Evidence

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19 June 2021

Gender, violence and cultures of silence: young women and paramilitary violence

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17 March 2021

Welsh Government Review of Adverse Childhood Experiences Policy

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1 March 2021

Common Purpose: A model for enhancing complex service designs in the prevention of higher harm youth violence

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1 March 2021

A Multi Agency Response for the Prevention of Paramilitary Violence and Criminal Exploitation: An evaluation of a pilot project in West Belfast

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18 February 2021

A novel approach for understanding trauma-related youth violence in low resource contexts: A retrospective case file review in Northern Ireland

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1 October 2020

From Scoping to Supporting: A Meta Evaluation Of Targeted Youth Interventions within Phase 1 of the Tackling Paramilitarism Programme

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1 October 2020

Examining the 3 Ps: Personal Safety, Paramilitaries and Policing

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1 June 2020

Potential impediments to the recognition of the sexual exploitation of young males under 18

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1 March 2020

Countering Paramilitary & Organised Criminal Influence on Youth

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1 February 2020

Adverse childhood experiences What we know, what we don’t know, and what should happen next

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16 October 2019

Aspire – ‘Changing Lives to Make Communities Safer’

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16 May 2019

Pathways and Outcomes: A review of what administrative data in NI can tell us about the prevalence and prevention of paramilitary and serious youth violence.

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1 September 2018

Barriers to participation and progression in education – A review of evidence

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