Since the charity was established in 2015:

• Josh’s story and its impact have been shared with almost 47,000 (46,998) children and young people in schools, youth offending teams and youth settings in schools in Greater London and surrounding counties. This has increased understanding of how to stay safe and has indirectly reached approximately 100,000 more people through children’s and young people’s pledges to share Josh’s Story with at least two people.
• Almost 7,000 Metropolitan police officers (6,993) of all ranks have been trained in victim care.
• TJHT Fine Lines Community Programmes have provided safe, creative outlets for more than 1,000 adults, young people and children, impacted by serious crime and trauma.
• Fine Lines School Programmes have provided 328 children with trauma-informed creative interventions, which have improved their understanding of empathy and perspectives, increased their self-management skills, concentration, communication and confidence, providing them with skills they can use for the rest of their lives.
• Nearly 500 people and their families  (497) navigating the criminal justice system (CJS) have been supported through the process and thousands more have accessed legal  information and advice through the trust.

TJHT organises creative projects, such as art workshops, for bereaved people and victims of violent crime. Many attendees face mental health challenges, such as post-traumatic stress, anxiety, depression, isolation, trauma, and complicated grief. Through these shared creative experiences, attendees help build resilience, nurture compassion and self-worth.

In 2025/26,, 95% of attendees said that they were better able to express their feelings, as a result of attending a course of Fine Line workshops.

TJHT supports bereaved families and victims, as they navigate the criminal justice system. Our Experts by Experience advocate on behalf of bereaved families and victims before, during and after a trial, providing one-to-one practical and emotional support. We also provide telephone and online support to victims of crime, who are referred to us via the police, youth offending teams and social media.

Every year, TJHT delivers victim care training to statutory bodies, including the Metropolitan Police, local authorities etc. This vital training addresses how professionals can better support victims, so that they feel listened to, supported and safe during the criminal process.

TJHT (The Josh Hanson Trust) educates children and young people about the risks and impact of violent crime through crime prevention and victim talks. These sessions provide primary and secondary-aged pupils with the tools they need to improve their personal safety, build resilience and to help them start addressing trauma. TJHT engages with children and young people at schools, colleges and pupil referral units.

TJHT campaigns for the victims of violent crime on a number of strategic government and community groups at a national, regional and local level. The charity lobbies the government and appears in the media in support of victims’ rights. Also, a research partnership with the Open University, the University of Lancashire and Lancaster University supports our campaign for Josh’s Law, which would give victims the right to appeal lenient sentencing for perpetrators of violent crime.

TJHT is committed to building stronger, supportive communities working strategically for systemic change. We are currently working on creative ways to amplify victims’ voices and reach as many people as possible, to use our lived experience to create a fairer, safer and more compassionate society.

Every year, we organise a range of sport and team-building, fundraising events to give young people an opportunity to learn new skills, to develop their self-worth and confidence and to connect with others. To date, these have included tandem skydives, Tough Mudder challenges, an annual football tournament for The Josh Hanson Cup and a Cycle for Josh event.

We have secured two places at the London marathon for the next four years (2026-2028). The first two brilliant runners raised over £6,000.

In 2025 and 2026, Harringtons Builders PLC supported two annual golf days raising an amazing £30,000.