SVRU
We are the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit. To us, we believe that violence is preventable, not inevitable
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Home - Scottish Violence Reduction Unit
Home - Scottish Violence Reduction Unit
Violence is preventable The Scottish Violence Reduction Unit is a national centre of expertise on violence. Using a public health approach, the SVRU looks to identify, understand and address the underlying causes of violence. Find out more about the SVRU… What we do Find out about the purpose of the SVRU News Find more SVRU […]
Blogs
Strengthening Communities, Rejecting Division - Will Linden, Deputy Head of the SVRU
Strengthening Communities, Rejecting Division - Will Linden, Deputy Head of the SVRU
(Pictured Above) Will Linden, Deputy Head of Scottish Violence Reduction Unit Last week, Scotland witnessed a deeply concerning escalation of targeted hostility and violence against minority ethnic communities. Perpetrated under the cynical guise of “protecting white lives,” this flashpoint was fuelled by the brutal attack in Belfast on Steven Ogilvie and the tragic death of […]
Understanding Contextual Safeguarding
Understanding Contextual Safeguarding
(Pictured Above) Nicole Savage, Senior Officer in North Lanarkshire Council and Lead in Contextual Safeguarding Implementation “I have a duty to speak the truth as I see it and share not just my triumphs, not just the things that felt good, but the pain. The intense, often unmitigated pain…”Audre Lorde, The Transformation of Silence into Language […]
From polluted water to polluted feeds: a public health approach to digital harms - Scottish Violence Reduction Unit
From polluted water to polluted feeds: a public health approach to digital harms - Scottish Violence Reduction Unit
(Pictured Above) Dr Amrit Kaur Purba, Assistant Professor and Wellcome Fellow, Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine In the 19th century, our politicians woke up to the dangers of unclean water. London’s aptly named ‘Great Stink’ of 1858 forced MPs to revolutionise the sewer network, and then the […]
Media
Scotcast - What is fuelling teenage knife crime? - BBC Sounds
Scotcast - What is fuelling teenage knife crime? - BBC Sounds
A 17-year-old has admitted murdering John McNab.
Jimmy Paul discusses the cases of Kayden Moy and John McNab on BBC Sounds
Jimmy Paul discusses the cases of Kayden Moy and John McNab on BBC Sounds
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