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issue 89oct 07

freeA HARINGEY YOUTH PUBLICATION

HYPE!Could your console drive you crazy?

BATE!Do slang headlines really impress youth?

SHUK!Is Shakespeare too scary for school?

Editorial TeamJoey Leskin, Nick May and Samantha Harding

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How to change the worldSometimes one person can changethe world forever. Other times,millions of people can get togetherand can’t change a thing. On the weekend of 15 and 16February 2003, 30 million people in800 cities around the world marchedin protest at the US government’splans to invade Iraq; thedemonstration in London was thebiggest in the city’s history. Theinvasion of Iraq happened anyway justa few weeks later.In 1955 Rosa Parks, a black woman,sat down in the ‘whites only’ sectionof a bus in Montgomery in the USA,and refused to move. Her action

Issue 89 October 2007

Shaking Up the Class

Karima Dakhama wonders wherefore art thou entertainment?

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Video games really can kill, says David MordenImages by Tony Randall

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sparked the Montgomery BusBoycott, which brought MartinLuther King Jr to prominence, andset into motion the whole US CivilRights Movement. Influential leaders like MahatmaGandhi, Nelson Mandela and EvaPeron were all just normal peoplewho began by doing whatever theycould to help their owncommunities. So you don’t have toset out to change the world - youdon’t even have to end up runningthe country - you just have to tryand make things a little bit better foryou and the people around you, andsee what happens.

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Pippa Case gets heated over global warming.Design concept by Duygu Tekin

The University of Life

Charlie MacRowan on alternatives to higher education.

Refugee

Kidist Abraha on why she left her family in Eritrea to seek asylum in the UKat just 15.

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CRIMESTOPPERS YOUTH WEBSITEwww.shadowcs.co.ukDeveloped by the Crimestoppers Youth Team, the new Shadow CS website has been created to give 11 to 16 year olds advice about all sorts of crime-related issues. With games, competitions, music, a forum and an option to customise and personalise your homepage, it’s interactive, informative and exciting.Natalie Gaylor

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hear thisCHANGE YOUR WORLD SURVEYNATIONAL DEAF CHILDREN’S SOCIETY If you are one of the 17,000 young deaf or hearing impaired young people in the UK, the National Deaf Children’s Society would like to know how you think they should be spending their money. They want to spend more time and money on services for young deaf people across the UK and so they have organised the fi rst ever national discussion with young deaf and hearing impaired people. You can take part online now at www.changeyourworld.info

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Movies & Shakers

THE SIMPSONS MOVIEAfter 18 seasons and 400 episodes the Simpsons has reached the big screen in a full-length motion picture, and it takes a wide screen to capture Homer Simpson’s stupidity as he tries to save Springfi eld from a catastrophe he created. The story’s a bit of a let down, and maybe it doesn’t live up to expectations, but worth watching.Josh Büyükyilmaz

KNOCKED UPWhen Alison Scott (Katherine Heigl) gets a promotion at work, she and her sister go clubbing to celebrate. Alison gets talking to Ben Stone (Seth Rogen) at the bar and a few drinks later they’ve had drunken, unprotected sex. Come the morning after, Alison realises she and Ben have nothing in common. Alison begins to suffer from morning sickness, and after taking several pregnancy tests it’s clear why.Although most of the jokes are crude, you won’t be able to contain your laughter. Knocked Up is a harmless fl ick showing the lifetime commitment of a one-night-stand.Natalie Gaylor

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HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIXIt’s another bloody year at Hogwarts for Harry and the ministry of magic... Hogwarts... the headmaster... Voldemort’s return... Harry decides to take matters into his own hands... There are no words to describe how terrible this fi lm is, and no spells to improve it.JB

HAIRSPRAYTracy Turnblad is a plus-sized teenager with big hair and an even bigger ambition: to star in local TV dance program the Corny Collins Show. It is after all 1963. After being told by her mother not to audition, like any teenager she rebels and along the way wins the heart of heart-throb Link Larkin – after all, it’s what’s on the inside that counts.With it’s star-studded cast, phenomenal soundtrack, mind-blowing choreography, and a witty script that takes on racism, religious intolerance and the discrimination of those with physical differences, Hairspray is not your average musical. But it’s a spectacular movie.NG

ATONEMENTAtonement is based in England in 1935. With war looming, a fatal misunderstanding leads to devastation: when a girl misreads the relationship between her sister Cecilia (Keira Knightley) and Robbie (James McAvoy), he is forced into the army. If you’re a hopeless romantic this fi lm is a must-see, but be prepared for tragedy and tears (or perhaps that was just me). NG

Shadow the Hedgehog & Mario by Tony Randall

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In 2005, with concerned parents ev-erywhere and paranoia running at full power, the Radiological Society of North America carried out a test on 44 teenagers split into two groups. One violent game, Medal of Honour, and one non-violent game, Need for Speed, were given to them to play for 30 minutes. The fi rst tests showed no difference at all between the two groups, but after an MRI scan they found that the part of the brain that controls emotional arousal (like anger) was more active in those playing the violent game. Also self-control and attention were lower among the violent gamers. But the doctor in charge of the test said that the effects were short-term, lasting a day at most.

So violent games may cause anger, but people like Thompson blow it complete-ly out of proportion. Yes, games get you angry, but that is why we buy them - so when we complete them we can shout ‘Yes! I am invincible!’ (or if you’re my little brother, force me to call you ‘the Most Amazing King in the Universe’). Like in chess, Monopoly, or Cluedo, if you start losing you get angry, think the game is rigged and accuse your opponents of cheating (but if it is getting to you that badly, take a brake).

There are even a few studies that suggest violent games help relieve stress. So if you have had a hard day at school or work, spend half an hour on Mortal Kombat ripping the arms of a mutant guy to calm down. Not a traditional method but it works. Just remember it is only a game.

There was a huge uproar against violent games in 2004 after 14-year-old Stefan Pakeerah was clubbed with a hammer and stabbed to death by his friend, 17-year-old Warren LeBlanc. Wareen had just seen the videogame Manhunt. He claimed he didn’t feel very violent until he saw the blood spatter on a part of the game. He said he hadn’t meant to hit Stefan in the head, but as soon as he saw the blood again he kept swinging. After the trial, Stefan’s parents tried to sue Rockstar for making the game.

Rockstar didn’t learn much from the incident though: Manhunt 2 was supposed to have come out in July, but was effectively prevented from being sold and Rockstar have suspended its release.

American Lawyer Jack Thompson has been at the centre of much of the videogame furore and has made a name for himself as a nutcase activist. He was the Pakeerahs’ lawyer when they tried to sue Rockstar, got the fi rst Manhunt banned after Peekarah’s murder, helped hold up Manhunt 2 and claimed that gunman Cho Seung-Hui of the Virginia Tech Massacre was warped by a violent game called Counter-Strike, through which he learnt how to kill. This claim was made within hours of the tragedy actually happening.

“ Yes, games get you angry. That is why we buy them”

Violent video games really do make you mad, says David Morden.

GAMEOVER

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The University of Life

There are so many options available to you when you leave school, it is a shame that instead of feeling excited we feel daunted. Why? You are only young once, so at a time without many responsibili-ties and obligations, you should make the most of it and do what it is you feel like doing to discover who it is you really are.

Whatever it is you decide to do after your GCSEs, make sure it is something you enjoy. You could get a degree in anything from fashion to cognitive neu-roscience. Then again, maybe you don’t want to go to lectures. Maybe you already get enough of those at home. Learning doesn’t have to take place at a desk or in front of a computer. Travelling and expe-riencing different cultures can teach you important lessons that can’t be learnt through reading, and some of the most valuable things you can learn aren’t from textbooks but from other people.

It seems that since birth everyone is put on a conveyor belt and manufactured to meet the same three aims: get your A levels, go to university and get a ‘good’ job. But what if you don’t want to? Rather than try to live up to a generic, mass produced ideal, why not be who you are?

You don’t have to follow everyone else into university, says Charlie MacRowan.

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Although it is sometimes easier to comply with what society expects you to do, it is not necessarily the best thing for you. To society you may just be ‘another brick in the wall’ (wise words borrowed from Pink Floyd) but you have the choice not to be. It isn’t often that someone knows what they want to do when they are a teenager, and some people never know what they want to do until they stumble into their niche by chance.

If I have learnt anything from the people that are older and wiser than me, it would be that you should see where your interests take you and let what makes you happy dictate where you go and what you do, not what is enforced as ‘right’ or ‘the norm’. After all, who wants to be iden-tifi ed as ‘the norm? Surely you’re worth more than that?

Spend some time fi nding out what you like and what you don’t, without having to conform to what your family and friends think. You’re not a mannequin that people can move and dress as they so choose, and no one wants you to be. People are much more interested in what you really think and feel, not in what you think you should.

One way to get to know people, and to get to know yourself, is to volunteer, either at home or abroad. One of my closest friends is going on a trek through Central America this summer and one aspect she is most looking forward to is the community project. She might learn more from one week painting a school than she would from an entire year inside one.

“You might learn more from painting a school than being in one”

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The end of the Earth is just one small step away, says Pippa Case. “Climate change is the most severe problem that we are facing today, even more serious even than the threat of ter-rorism.” So says David King, the Govern-ment’s Chief Scientifi c Adviser. But the facts we are told about climate change, such as sea levels rising by 0.5 metres a year, seem too small to worry about. It doesn’t sound like a big deal to young people, so why should we care? This mentality will not help us solve the crisis of global warming. Climate change is serious; we have to commit and act now.

Global warming, a gradual warming of the Earth’s atmosphere apparently caused by the burning of fossil fuels and indus-trial pollutants, is a topic that young people know little about, yet its effecting us all the time. The fact that tempera-tures have risen by 1.4 degrees Fahren-heit around the world since 1880 may have some benefi ts, like long summers and permanent tans. But this news is also worrying: want your children to know what polar bears look like or see snow? If we continue to act the way we do, these things, that we consider normal, will become extinct.

The Arctic is suffering the most. The ice is melting and by 2040, the region may have its fi rst completely ice-free summer. So we don’t live in the Arctic, but this will cause natural disasters around the world: major fl ooding, the extinction of animals, and diseases destroying cultures are just some of the consequences.

“China builds one coal-fi red power plant every week”

STUFFBut can our individual efforts make a dif-ference? Al Gore, former US Vice-Presi-dent, reckons, “The climate crisis will only be stopped by an unprecedented and sustained global movement.” We need governments all over the world to pull together to cement an agreement; changes are being made. There are orga-nizations and laws being set up around the world: the Kyoto Protocol is an agree-ment between countries that are com-mitted to reduce emissions on carbon dioxide and other harmful gases respon-sible for global warming. It consists of 169 countries, however the USA have not yet joined even though they are respon-sible for 55 % of the world’s emissions. The “fatally fl awed” treaty, according to President George Bush, is only “scratch-ing the surface of the real problem”, but has created the framework for future negotiations.

These global steps are being made to help improve the crisis, but it may make you feel there is nothing left for us to do. But when you hear that countries such as China are continuing to build one coal-fi red power plant a week, it’s clear that little steps made by us will go a long way. If we lead by example, then countries will follow.

What we do today affects the future, and maybe even the very survival of our society. Global climate change is caused by modern industrial lifestyles all relying on non-renewable and polluting fossil fuel sources. We can take action in our ev-eryday lives, in our local neighbourhoods and workplaces to help create a sustain-able environment. Its up to us all to think about the way we live, what we may need to improve or change, and how we can achieve a better future together.

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GALLERY

By Jessica Etherton-Baker

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GALLERY

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Try helping more around the house, unless it’s a haunted house, in which case, get the hell out.

Mar. 21 - Apr. 20

Libra

Lying will get you in a lot of trouble – not telling people where you’re really going at night is never a good idea.

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Don’t blame anyone else for not getting the exam results you wanted - summoning the revision Loa was never going to work.

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Scorpio

If you want a piercing to look great this summer - maybe a bolt through the neck - be careful: infections can be so nasty.

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Gemini

A relationship will soon begin to fall apart, and so will your partner. Serves you right for ever getting with a zombie.

May 22 - June 21

Sagittarius

A stranger will enter your life and it could be bad news, especially if they have a hook instead of a hand.

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An item that is truly valuable to you will be lost. If it falls down the stairs into the basement, don’t even bother looking for it.

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Just when you were thinking life couldn’t get any worse things are about to get very, very nasty

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Try and stay out of the sun – there’s a reason why you’ve been craving red meat and staying out all night.

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If glasses start breaking, plates crash out of the cupboards and the TV switches itself on, it’s time to move house.

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You might get a feeling that an evil presence is following you everywhere. Don’t worry, you’re not crazy - it is.

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Your friends think you’re boring. This is good: the shy quiet ones usually survive.

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Images by Amos Niamke, George Barrow, Huw Macdonald

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In the school curriculum Shakespeare is one of four essentials alongside grammar, the British Empire and algebra. But why?

Judi Dench, who has starred in three Shakespeare-based fi lms, said of learning Shakespeare in school that it was ‘the most unbelievable and unutterable rubbish I have ever heard’. Carol Vordeman dubbed it ‘dull as ditchwater’. Brian from this year’s Big Brother had never even heard of Shakespeare, and is that so bad? Is he really missing out on anything because of it? What part of Brian’s life depends on knowledge of Shakespeare?

What we need is up-to-date poetry and lit-erature that we can relate to. Just because something is modern doesn’t mean it is simple or talentless. It’s not productive to be stuck in the past: people want to look at what is ahead, not be held up 319 years behind time.

Should we still be learning Shakespeare? That is the question, says Karima Dakhama

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Of course England wants to keep hold of its assets and history. But Shakespeare doesn’t have to be forgotten, just sup-pressed a bit to make way for new compe-tition. It is time for the talent of today to be recognised and given room to fl ourish. We should take pride in English history and heritage, but without preventing new talent becoming future history.

Apart from Brian, I’ve never known anyone who hasn’t heard of Shakespeare, so perhaps his popularity shows just how great his work was... or perhaps this is purely down to the fact its been forced upon us through repetitive schooling.

Either it’s time we move on from Shake-speare and dilute his current importance within education, or we shake(speare) England with a vibrant teaching method that wows teenagers with old Shake-speare’s amazing talent.

“Shakespeare doesn’t have to be forgotten, just suppressed a bit”

Some people say learning about Shake-speare helps develop our minds, how we speak and our use of sophisticated language. But these are just the middle class, snobbish opinions that frown upon modern styles of learning. We no longer speak in Old English and have devel-oped twists of our own to our language. Maybe we could embrace Shakespeare in the classroom but the teaching should be more hands on and creative, instead of alien words being thrown at passive zombie telly watching brains.

If Shakespeare’s talents are to be truly ap-preciated he should be taught interactive-ly, giving young people the opportunity to act out scenes or learn to write in the style of Shakespeare, or learning poetry and presenting their work to each other. This would prove more effective then the current oppressive teacher and submis-sive pupil role. What’s better? A class of sponges or a classroom of independent, sociable young people who practice their creativity and enjoy learning?

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My friend has told me that she’s been stealing from her mum’s purse to pay for lunch at school. I know this is wrong, but her mum never gives her money for the school day, so if she didn’t take it, she wouldn’t be able to eat anything. I don’t know what to do because I know they’re both in the wrong.

There might be good reasons why your friend’s mum doesn’t give her any money. Maybe you could suggest to your friend that she bring a packed lunch to school or goes to the council to ask for a dinner card. Or maybe you could feed her off the bits of your dinner you don’t like, like a little cat...

I’m 16 years old and I’m feeling under loads of pressure to lose weight. When I talk to people about it, they say, ‘Oh shut it fatty’ and laugh at me. I want to look good for my boyfriend even though he tells me I’m fi ne the way I am, but I know they’re all just being nice.

Your friends are probably just teasing - if you don’t feel comfortable, let them know. You also seem to have a boyfriend who likes you for who you are, so why don’t you? I think you need to start appreciating yourself a bit more. After all, it sounds like there’s a lot of you to appreciate.

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I’m almost 19 years old and my parents still treat me like a baby. Throughout my teens my parents stopped me from socialising outside of school. Occasionally, I could go out but they asked me so many questions the stress just wasn’t worth it. I thought it would stop when I became 18 but it’s just got worse - it’s like they don’t trust me.

You’re an adult now and you need your independence, so it’s time you had a serious talk with them. Sometimes parents can get out of control, and after all, at that age they think they know everything. Sit them down, burst into tears, threaten to leave home - the usual stuff. It’ll all work out fi ne.

I had a fi ght at school with someone who is three years older than me. Everyone in the school is scared of him and I don’t know what I did wrong. He has threatened me and has told me he’s going to ‘bring his boys’. I’m so scared of what they’re going to do that I’ve been missing school and haven’t left the house in two weeks. Please help - I’m petrifi ed.

You need to talk to someone - you’re being bullied and it is unacceptable. All schools should have anti-bullying procedures in place, so they should do something about it. But he probably just wants to look big, and it’s pretty likely he’s all mouth and doesn’t even have any ‘boys’. If it continues, consider calling Kidscape on 020 7730 3300 or visit www.bullying.co.uk

Everyone’s got problems, so for some serious advice, see the Directory on page 27 for a list of support services.

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Kidist Abraha on leaving her family in Eritrea to seek asylum in Britain.

RefugIt was my fi rst time on a plane; the fi rst time I’d left home; the fi rst time away from my mum too. I was 16 years old.

When I arrived in the UK from Eritrea, I was happy and sad at the same time. It was so important to be here; to have left the problems that I had back home; to be free; to be me without fear. But I missed my mum and I blamed myself for leaving her on her own and using the little money we had to travel here.

After I arrived I want to the Social Services in Camden. They gave me a bed-sit and a Key Worker. I felt sick because I had never seen so many people in one place and I had never been underground. That evening I cried all night and I couldn’t

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I was born in Eritrea but I grew up in Ethiopia because of the war. My family returned to Eritrea in 2000 when I was nine or ten years old. It was diffi cult for my family to start a life there because they couldn’t take their property or the money they had earned in Ethiopia. But the main problems was our religion. We are Pentecostal Christians, a religion which is suspended in Eritrea. If you worship, it is a crime and you go to jail no matter how old or young you are.

There is no end to the war in Eritrea, and if you are 15 or above you must join the army, so many young people leave the country illegally. If they catch you when you cross the border you are sent to jail.

Despite all of the problems I really love my land. I miss things I never thought I would: the way that we spent all day outside playing with stones or balls that we made ourselves; the song that I used to sing; the animals that lived with us like goats and chickens; the way the women dressed; the way my mum cooked; the foods that I hated when I was there; the sun that every day shines.

I would like to see my mum. I want her to come here and see how life is, but I don’t know how things are there, and I cant go back because I left the country illegally. If I go back, according to the government, I am a criminal.

sleep, but in the morning my key-worker came and took me to show me supermarkets and buy me some food. She explained everything and I felt better. She still helps me now, and I’ve got a social worker who helps me with my asylum application and college. I am so thankful that I get so much help in this country. I got this chance to live here and go to school, and I want to use it to help young people in my land.

Eritrea got its independence in 1993 after a war with Ethiopia that lasted three years. Both countries spent millions of dollars on warplanes and weapons, and about 80,000 people were killed. That is why Eritrea is one of the poorest countries in the world. There are people there that live like Europeans but many people are poor and don’t have the basic things to live like food, shelter and clothes.

“There is no end to the war in Eritrea, and if you are 15 or above you must join the army”

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She rolls over. The alarm looks so far away.She’s looking out of her window: it’s sunny today.She slips into her clothes and washes her face.Her dad offers to take her, but she wants her space.

Walking into the gates she sees the girls,The ones that bully her and insult her curls.She walks as fast as she can and doesn’t look behind,She hates this school where no one is kind.

A blow in the back. A kick in the side.Over the corridor floor she slides.She reaches some feet and a helping hand -This is not what the bullies had planned.

The guy is cute and looking worried.The girls look so white they should be buried.He takes her to class. She sits down,And from this day forward she’s no longer the clown.

by Tahnee Grievson

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DirectoryYouth clubs

Muswell Hill Area Youth Project

Muswell Hill Centre, Muswell Hill020 8883 5855

Bruce Grove Area Youth Project

10 Bruce Grove, Tottenham020 3224 1089

Wood Green Area Youth Project

White Hart Lane Community Sports Centre020 8489 8942

Broadwater Youth Club

Structured sport-based programme Broadwater Community Centre, Tottenham07870 15 7612

Triangle Twilight Bridge Club

Structured youth project93 St Ann’s Road, Tottenham 020 8802 1955

Sexual health

4YP Haringey

Young people’s sexual health services including dedicated clinic, drop-in sessions and the 4YP buswww.4yp.co.uk0800 1613 715

Young Mums To Be

Course in Wood Green for teenage mums122-124 High Road, Wood Green020 8889 0022

Outzone

Confidential information and support for lesbian, gay and bisexual young peoplewww.outzone.org

Disabilities

Markfield Project

Inclusive services for disabled and non-disabledyoung peopleMarkfield Road, Tottenham020 8800 4134

Drugs and alcohol

Step-Ahead

For young people with drug or alcohol issues40 Bromley Road, Tottenham020 8493 8525

Cosmic

For the families of people with drug or alcohol issues0800 38905257

Domestic Violence

HearthstoneFor people experiencing domestic violence10 Commerce Road, Wood Green020 888 5362

Mental health

Antenna

For black African and African-Caribbean young people9 Bruce Grove, Tottenham020 8365 9537www.antennaoutreach.co.uk

Haringey Young People’s Counselling Service

Advice and support for young peopleWhite Hart Lane Community Sports Centre020 8489 8944

Host

General mental health care312 High Road, Tottenham020 8885 8160

Revolving Doors Agency

Tackling the link between mental health and crimeTottenham Town Hall07986 708 461 or 07779 098 269www.revolving-doors.co.uk

Victim Support Haringey

Working for victims of crime020 8888 9878www.vslondon.org

Housing

Shelterline

Shelter’s free housing advice line0808 800 4444

Volunteering

Duke of Edinburgh’s AwardProgramme of personal development020 8826 9393

BTCV Millennium volunteersnational volunteering programmewww2.btcv.org.uk

Employment and training

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Employment scheme122-124 High Road, Wood Green020 8889 0022

KIS TrainingHelping young people into employment1 Ashley Road, Tottenham Hale0871 200 2321

Haringey Connexions CentreCareers advice560 High Road, Tottenham020 8808 0333

Harington SchemePreparing young people with learning difficulties ordisabilities for work55a Cholmeley Park, Highgatewww.harington.org.uk

Junction

One-stop shop for young people2nd Floor, Wood Green Library020 8881 7050www.thejunctionharingey.co.uk