The latest from Action on Violence
- Domestic abuse court makes a difference
- Minimum pricing not as effective as thought, say scientists
- NHS staff to be trained to spot domestic abuse
- Deprived more at risk of death by assault, says research
- Knife prison plan not 'effective'
- Empathy and violence have similar circuits in brain, research suggests
- Third of children “scared” by adult drinking”
- Anti-social behaviour could be tackled through conflict resolution training for public sector workers, volunteers and citizens,
- Communication is Key to Positive Parenting
- Knife carrying down by a third in Inverclyde
- Alcohol advertising should be banned, say young Scots
- Mandatory sentencing could cost £80m, say Liberal Democrats
- First Minister defends the rejection of mandatory sentences for carrying a knife
- Why parenting is important for men – right from the start
- Social websites expose children to drink
- Scots drink 24% more than rest of UK, says report
- Time is called on 24 hour drinking
- Asda minimum price for alcohol move does not go far enough, say MSPs
- Preserving good pubs will help drinking problems
- Motherly love helps kids develop effective social skills says report
- Three in four teenagers in care will have criminal conviction by the age of 22.
- More violent crime in Scotland than other countries, but fewer go to jail
- SNP offers 'sunset clause' to test if minimum price cuts alcohol abuse
- Parenting GCSE could tackle "toerag parents" says MP
- Girls need early interventions says co-ordinator of Female Voice in Violence
- David Cameron backs local minimum alcohol pricing
- Today's superheroes send wrong image to boys, says research
- Drink laws are runing us, say shops
- Six month old babies "can tell right from wrong" says study
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August 2010
- Early doors drinking targeted by report
- Diageo backs ban on sales of below cost alcohol
- Super strength alcohol is killing the homeless, says charity
- Alcohol brain damage warning
- Good health in youth leads to well being in later life - WHO podcast
July 2010
- 24 hour drinking culture failed, says Home Office
- First Minister defends the rejection of mandatory sentences for carrying a knife
- New help line service for parents worried about gangs
- Social websites expose children to drink
- Government knife crime initiative rolled out
- Knife carrying down by a third in Inverclyde
- Third of children “scared” by adult drinking”
- Violent crime drops in Grampian
- NHS staff to be trained to spot domestic abuse
- Stereotypical Scottish male not the right role model, says psychologist
- Why parenting is important for men – right from the start
June 2010
- 50,000 Scots get help with alcohol problems
- MSPs asked to pass Criminal Justice and Licensing Bill
- Impatient people more likely to commit random acts of violence, study finds
- "Bystander Britons" would intervene in violence, says new research
- Knife crime takes up 3,500 NHS "bed days" a year, figures reveal
- Imams urged to condemn domestic abuse
May 2010
- VRU leads elected Fellows of Faculty of Public Health
- Teachers subjected to 35 attacks everyday in Scotland
- Nightspots winning fight on violent crime
- Violent crime falls in Strathclyde
- Six month old babies "can tell right from wrong" says study
- Domestic Abuse Court makes a difference
April 2010
- Deprived more at risk of death by assault, says research
- CIRV In Running For Care Award
- Minimum pricing not as effective as thought, say scientists
- 8% rise in violence against children, says study
March 2010
- Campus Officers Practice Notes now available
- Campus officer evaluation report released
- A & E Staff to Help Cut Violence In Lanarkshire
- Alcohol Advertising should be banned, say young Scots
- Mandatory sentencing could cost £80m, say Liberal Democrats
- Anti-gang guidance from government offered to schools in England
- Doctors go on the offensive to warn youngsters about the dangers of knives
- Ordinary drinkers have nothing to fear from minimum pricing, says MP
January 2010
October 2009
- Metal detectors to help fight weapons crime
- Medics Against Violence Scoops Award
- Gangs Initiative Moves North
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December 2007
- VRU launch 10 year plan
- Safer Scotland alcohol blitz begins
- Police Seize 1300L of Alcohol in Christmas Crackdown
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