Think Equal and SVRU interaction with school children
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Think Equal programme gets under way after launch event at Glasgow nursery

An early-years education programme which encourages children to build their confidence and self-esteem while managing their emotions at a young age is being introduced in Glasgow nurseries. Think Equal aims to prevent harmful behaviours in later life by supporting the emotional and social development and wellbeing of children aged three to six. The programme uses […]

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Student barbers learning to open up conversations about mental health

Around 30 students and staff on the hair styling and barber courses at Glasgow Clyde College have attended a workshop looking at how to support conversations around mental health when cutting men’s hair. The Brothers in Arms charity and the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit (SVRU) delivered the training input which aims to upskill barbers in

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Khadija Coll receiving an honorary doctorate from Stirling University
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Honorary doctorate awarded to One Community Scotland founder

The founder of One Community Scotland has received an honorary doctorate in recognition of her tireless campaigning and charity work. The accolade from Stirling University was awarded to Khadija Coll, MBE on Thursday 29th June at their graduation ceremony. Khadija is the founder of charity One Community Scotland, which supports families and young people from

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Scotland’s Young People Demonstrate Success in Violence Reduction

In this guest blog Professor Susan McVie looks at the remarkable drop in violence among young people in Scotland over two decades. The blog first appeared at www.changingviolence.org and is reproduced here with Prof McVie’s permission. Over the last twenty years, Scotland’s success in reducing violence has been attributed to many factors, but one thing

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Charity Win Excellence Award

One Community Scotland has received a Chief Constable’s Excellence Award for their work with Glasgow’s New Scots community. The charity picked-up the award in the equality, diversity and inclusion category at a ceremony on Friday, 10th February at Tulliallan, the Scottish Police College. The category recognises projects which have made a significant contribution towards creating

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