Show some respect: Standard launches campaign with £500k to tackle sexist abuse in schools

The Evening Standard has launched our Show Respect campaign, an initiative to tackle violence against girls, by funding workshops about healthy relationships in schools.

We are following the evidence as to what works in reducing youth violence by deploying £500,000 from the Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund to get the ball rolling.

We will be funding a group of charities and community interest companies to deliver workshops to 13 and 14-year-olds in schools across deprived areas of London. Last week we published our investigation into violence against girls in which we spoke to teenage boys and girls and revealed that:

• is a daily occurrence for many girls.