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From mentoring to parenting training and out of school activities a new report looks at the evidence of what works to reduce youth violence. With

Frontline health and social care workers often encounter people who have experienced significant trauma throughout their lives. In this session SVRU project manager and psychotherapist

Young writer Jessica Tunks picked up a senior 2020 Orwell Youth Prize for her essay Knifepoint this year. In the piece Jessica looks into some

The driving force behind One Community Scotland has been awarded an MBE in the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours.  Khadija Coll, who manages the charity has

2020 hasn’t been the best of years. There aren’t too many silver-linings to a global pandemic, but what has been encouraging to see is the

Commenting on the latest ‘Recorded Crime in Scotland 2019 – 20’ figures, Will Linden, the Deputy Director of the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit, said: “Scotland

We have been speaking with BBC One’s Panorama programme about how Scotland cut violent crime. I want to take this opportunity to underline that the

In this podcast SVRU Project Manager Kirsty Giles speaks with Jen Douglas from UK Charity SafeLives about safety planning and how to get help if

The first question I asked myself when writing this is why do young people become involved in violence and in carrying weapons? Violence is a

As the words “Stay home, Stay safe, Save lives” are spoken throughout the country, it is important to remember that for some home may not