YourStance

Who we are

“Every vulnerable young person in the UK is empowered to respond to harm, lead with confidence, and create safer communities”

YourStance are a team of experienced healthcare professionals teaching young people vulnerable to violence, how to respond to an emergency in London. We teach young people aged 11 – 25 how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and haemorrhage control becoming ‘Zero Responders’ before a first responder is able to arrive. 

Research shows that 34.5% of early trauma deaths from haemorrhage could be prevented by controlling bleeding sooner, and every minute delayed in pre-hospital response to penetrating injuries increases mortality by 2%. 

Our mission directly addresses the tragic loss of young lives to serious injuries, equipping young people and those who work with them with critical, practical skills through workshops led by healthcare professionals. 

Since we established ourselves in 2019, the project has taught more than 7000 young people and run nearly 600 workshops across London. Most of those taught felt that what they’d learned had been directly and immediately helpful to them.