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Youth Alliance Against Gang Violence builds on promising practices from the development of the Warrior Spirit Walking program. Warrior Spirit Walking is based on addressing the complex issues exiting gang members both male and female, have identified as most effective in assisting them to drop gang colours and be no longer gang identified. The project has strong partnerships with Aboriginal agencies and services and is linked to health, education and criminal justice services and has the support of youth and employment development services. The program has successfully assisted youth and their communities to increase knowledge of the dangers and habits of gangs, and reduce risk factors with youths and their family supports that assist children and youths to increase protective factors of positive family engagement, school achievement, positive school identity and reduced drug dependence and criminal activity and offences.
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