Students in the CRP perform a drumming piece   The Child Resiliency Programme (CRP) has strengthened its national impact through expanded university‑level training and continued psychosocial support for children identified as being at risk during the January–March 2026 term. Dr Kim Scott, Director of CRP said that the programme expanded its objectives to include formal training in Peace, Resiliency and Wellness (PRW) for university students and frontline child‑care practitio

Representatives of the VPA team, Luminary Health Medical Centre, Sakura Express Restaurant,  take a group photo following community outreach in St Ann.   Hurricane Melissa tore across the island, leaving behind devastation on a scale many had never witnessed; it exposed far more than uprooted trees and damaged roads. It revealed a humanitarian crisis that demanded immediate, coordinated action and a leader ready to respond. For Andre McNab, coordinator of the Violence Prevent

Jonelle Llewellyn (left), Research Associate at the Violence Prevention Alliance presents a care package to a resident of Chalky Hill in St. Ann. For many residents of Chalky Hill in St Ann, the recent community outreach activity organised by the Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA) and partners provided both practical relief and reassurance that they had not been forgotten months after the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Hundreds of community members turned out at the Chalky Hil