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PEER
ACTION
COLLECTIVE

Read our first research report

HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE
LIVE A LIFE FREE OF VIOLENCE

We’re a group of 10 to 25-year-olds who want to help young people live a life free from violence. Across England and Wales, we’re bringing young people together, listening to what they have to say and turning what we learn into action. Between 2023-2028, we will work with:

140
YOUNG PEOPLE LEADING RESEARCH AND ACTION
7000
YOUNG PEOPLE SHARING
THEIR STORIES
3920
YOUNG PEOPLE WORKING FOR CHANGE

Together, we are the Peer Action Collective!

PAC is funded by the Youth Endowment Fund, the #iwill Fund (a joint investment between The National Lottery Community Fund and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport) and the Co-op Group.

READ CAMERON’S BLOG

After leading my own projects over the first phase of PAC, I knew I had the ability to help lead a full team of young people. With the training I have received and youth work course I’ve completed, I want to take what I have learnt to help and encourage other peer researchers to develop their own new skills.
Cameron (20), Wales

WHERE’S YOUR PAC?

There are PAC projects working to make communities safer and fairer across England and Wales. Find out what’s going on in your area!

NEWS + INSIGHT

  • News

    News:PAC Peer Researchers reflect on their first research projects

    Peer Researchers aged 16-25 have been conducting research across England and Wales for the last 3 months. They have worked extremely hard, delving into the pressing issues of violence affecting their communities by looking into the systems and structures that could affect young people’s experiences of violence, including: the education system, the adults that support…
  • Story

    Story:Meet the young people

    Yorkshire and the Humber PAC: Hull Tiger’s Trust, EFL Trust South West PAC: Bristol Robins Foundation, EFL Trust Yorkshire and the Humber PAC: Bradford Bradford City Community Foundation, EFL Trust Wales PAC Media Academy Cymru
  • News

    News:Peer Action Collective teams to break down barriers to positive activities to support young people away from violence 

    We’re the Peer Action Collective (PAC), a movement of young people across England and Wales committed to preventing youth violence. Being involved in positive activities can be an effective way to do this. We want to break down barriers to ensure that young people at risk of violence feel like they can access and benefit…
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