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The 'navigators' helping youngsters who turn up to A&E in crisis - sometimes with knife or gunshot wounds

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Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing Dozens of youngsters caught up in violence - including knife and gun crime - have turned up at the region’s A&E departments in the last few weeks.

Several suffered injuries during fights, some had been stabbed or slashed, and one had been shot. In some cases, they were involved in traffic accidents while fleeing from others.

Where emergency medics would previously have to refer incidents of violence to police, they now have another option. Now when youngsters arrive at hospitals in Manchester, Bolton and Salford with injuries caused by violence, they’re referred to a ‘navigator’ who helps them cope and recover.

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