Jay’s story: Why I carried a knife.

Available for over a year

What leads some young people to carry a weapon? Joshua speaks to ‘Jay' who describes how exposure to violence at home and in the community during his childhood, led him to carry a weapon. We also hear from Robin Lockhart, director of Catalyst in Communities, who helped ‘Jay’ to change his thinking and life. Catalyst in Communities provides coaching, mentoring and training programmes for young people. This interview contains references to domestic violence, street robbery and knife crime.