The latest from Action on Violence
- Knife prison plan not 'effective'
- Empathy and violence have similar circuits in brain, research suggests
- Knife carrying down by a third in Inverclyde
- Alcohol advertising should be banned, say young Scots
- Why parenting is important for men – right from the start
- short prison sentences don't reduce crime says Howard League
- UK "not family friendly"
- 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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January 2012
- "Alcohol free" houses to reduce domestic abuse in Western Australia
- Ban on public drinking introduced in Peterhead
- Supermarkets accused of bending new law banning cheap alcohol
- UK Government to meet cost of early years training in statutory sector
- MPs call for new gang murder law
- Listen to John Carnochan speak about alcohol & violence on Radio Scotland
- Top violence cops demands booze fuelled thugs are banned from drinking
- A new mob mentality
- Warning over alcohol producers & retailers involvement in health policy
- Violence, abuse and vomit: a night with the booze bus medics
- Could yoga help parents raise an emotionally healthy child?
- Two drink free days a week needed, says MPs' report
- Children have never had it so good, says expert
December 2011
- Gang injunctions come into force in England and Wales in New Year
- One in seven children "drinking regularly"
- Why young offenders shouldn't be judged so harshly
- Church joins in calls for UK minimum alcohol pricing
- One in 20 Scots are victims of harrassment
- MSPs to quiz Nicola Sturgeon on minimum pricing
- Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon comments on partner abuse statistics
- Partner abuse statistics released by Scottish Government
- Rape affects 20% of US women, says survey
- Alcohol "over provided" in some parts of Highlands
- Excessive drinking "a curse" says Highland councillor
- Average Scottish killer is drunk young man with a knife who knows his victim
- Alcohol link as Scots murder rates rises 19%
- Troubleshooters to be sent in to help problem families
- Alcohol takes deadly toll on more than just one front
- Excessive alcohol consumption still big problem for Scotland, says Chief Medical Officer
- Minimum alcohol price in UK "could save lives" say experts
- Average sentence for weapons carrying increases again
- The centre helping children deal with trauma of domestic abuse
- Millionaire vacking campaign to protect kids reveals he is still haunted by abuse
- Scottish tycoon pledges cash to charity after reading "letter to Santa"
- "Letter to Santa" highlights impact of domestic abuse on kids
- Report warns children's lives are damaged by alcohol
- Domestic abuse court to begin hearing cases
- Age of criminal responsibility "too low" say experts
- PACT helps employers cut the cost of violence
- Scottish alcohol sales fall after multibuy ban
- Watch VRU team members talk about work on an assets based project in Ayrshire
- Scots and alcohol: the battle of the bottle
- Glasgow children paint the way - with help from CIRV
- Edinburgh seminar highlights importance of agencies working together to tackle domestic abuse
November 2011
- New website marks start of VRU domestic abuse campaign
- Council hailed for alcohol licensing ban
- Young relish voice against violence
- The power of play
- Mothers fear "playgroup cliques"
- VRU: Gangs aren't the problem, gang violence is
- Grandparents invited to baby classes
- Heaviest drinkers focus of minimum pricing study
- Life in a young offenders' institute
- VRU co-director wins top magazine award
- Gillian Slovo's new play The Riots looks for truth behind UK unrest
- How Britain in Bloom helps social cohesion
- Why evicting families and cutting benefits won't stop youth crime
- Midwives told to involve fathers in maternity care
- Firm foundations - Roots of Empathy in Scotland
- Brewer backs minimum pricing - but warns more effective measures need to be tried
- Pupils to be trained in violence prevention
- Watch Barnardo's new life story ad campaign
- Gangs "good for society"
- Parenthood helps decrease risky behaviour, says study
- Reading with children "highlight of day" for parents
- Teens back custodial sentences for knife crime
- Link between early parental help and teen reading, says report
- Listen to Karyn McCluskey and Joyce Young talk about gangs on Woman's Hour
- Young people rioted in moment of madness, says report
- "Booze bus" fear over minimum pricing
- Children "behaving like animals" Barnardo's survey finds
From Holyrood Magazine's Scotland's Children supplement
- A good start - MSP Angela Constance on the government's commitment to early intervention
- New initiative to encourage parents to become more involved with their children's education
- What will a new national strategy mean for Scotland's families?
- Funding to target vulnerable children and families
- One million UK workers have experienced violence in the workplace
- Babies to be brought into schools to reduce bullying
- New attack on minimum pricing plans
- Report shows surge in violent crime at weekend in Scotland
- Listen to VRU co-director Karyn McCluskey talk about gangs on BBC Radio Manchester (@7am)
- Home Secretary Theresa May on the UK government's gang strategy for England & Wales
- Minimum pricing Q&A
- Roadshow encourages parents to "play, talk, read"
- Stressed toddlers "not ready for school"
- Scottish government reintroduces minimum pricing bill
- UK government anti-gangs plan targets families
October 2011
- Support grows for minimum pricing
- Listen to Karyn McCluskey talk about gangs on Pienaar's Politics on Five Live
- Magistrates voice opposition to mandatory sentences for knife crime
- We're winning war on violence, says Strathclyde Chief Constable
- Joking and pretending key to toddler learning
- Knife crime: repeat offenders face automatic life term
- Consultation begins on domestic abuse disclosure scheme known as "Clare's Law"
- Ken Clarke criticises mandatory sentences for teenagers carrying knives
- Ofsted warns of parent risks to babies
- Scottish government announces £4.5m Communities and Families fund
- Collaboration key to reducing violence, DCS Carnochan tells GPs conference
- Harper's crime bill needs cost effective prevention, says Irvin Waller
- UK riots analysis reveals gangs did not play pivotal role
- Legal aid cuts will put domestic abuse victims at risk, law groups warn
- Seeking compassion: Terry Waite on why we need to change the justice system
- Heart of the family: Scotland's new parenting strategy
- Glasgow: a matter of life or death
- Gang culture must be stopped early, says IDS
- How to prevent riots: invest in young people
- Young people want more protection from alcohol advertising, says survey
- West Midlands police to set up gangs task force
- A "nudge" won't neutralise the scourge of cheap booze
- Wales debates smacking ban
- Surf champion loses Nike sponsorship deal over Thurso knife fracas
- Riots: search for answers over August mayhem
- Prison "too expensive and doesn't work" Texas tells Canadian govt
- Is telling kids about alcohol as tough as telling them about the birds and the bees?
- Out to change attitudes to violence - piece on our Bystander training programme which starts next month
- Where now for Parenting? - report by Family & Parenting Institute
- Parents labelled "pushy" or "feckless" says Family & Parenting Institute
- Free parenting classes trial to run in England
- "People see a group and they think it's a gang...but it's just a bunch of friends"
- Phoenix homicide database provides cold case leads
- Lessons in tackling the violence epidemic
- Should there be refuges for teenagers?
- Hospitals help to fight knife crime
- Alcohol industry safe drinking messages "ineffective"
- Is the alcohol message all wrong?
- Gangless in Glasgow
September 2011
- The woman taking the fight to Glasgow's gangs - profile of Karyn McCluskey
- Government's £6.8m cash boost for early years initiatives
- Talk of shielding children from alcohol advertising is a diversion from tackling the problem
- Families get tough life lessons
- Why ex-offenders should be given a role in tackling youth offending
- Boris Johnson on the need for radical action to deal with binge drinkers
- Scotland set to lead way in legislating on alcohol pricing
- Gang warfare "now just a part of history" in Easterhouse
- Projects to help troubled families successful, says report
- Read "Standing on my own two feet" the NSPCC's report into teen relationship abuse
- Serotonin levels affect brain's response to anger, says study
- Riots show why we need to listen to young people - head of young volunteers service
- Topman apologises amid claims t-shirts made fun of domestic abuse
- Chief Medical Officer Harry Burns on public health and violence
- Drink and drug cases swamp pioneering brain injury rehab unit
- Partner abuse "normal" say vulnerable teens
- Price of alcohol "obscenely low"
- Healthy childhood boosts job prospects throughout life
- Time, not stuff - what kids really want
- Family interventions - parenting the parents
- Dangers of buying alcohol for underagers - Galashiels teen "lucky to be alive"
- Why parents shouldn't feel guilty if they can't devote time to their toddlers
- Minimum alcohol pricing sparks fear on the border
- South Africa murder rate halves - comment from DCS Carnochan at WHO conference
- EU law threatens minimum pricing move
- It's time for Scotland to win the battle against the booze, says Sturgeon
- Glasgow A&Es see 1300 child drink and drug cases
- Latest stats show violent crime "up 2%"
- Off licence "link"to underage drink hospital cases
August 2011
- Early years - "the children who don't know their own names"
- Task force sets plan to blitz Glasgow booze culture
- Scots buy 23% more alcohol than other UK adults
- Tough love stops binge drinking, says DEMOS
- What I'm really thinking: the sober alcoholic
- Bad parenting makes teens eight times more likely to booze, says study
- "Old fashioned policing" slashes disorder on estate "by 80%"
- History shows crackdowns on gangs are not the answer
- Rough ride for cabbies, violence study reveals
- Carrying a child facing forwards is "cruel" says early years expert
coverage of recent riots in London, Birmingham, Manchester, etc.
- Looking beyond stereotypes of youths in aftermath of riots
- Preventing future riots starts in the playground
- Interview with Karyn in The Times - via journalist Mike Wade's blog site
- Gangs blitz pays dividends
- Karyn McCluskey calls for radical response to gangs violence after riots
- Inside the deadly world of gangs
- Why violence is an epidemic
- Proper parenting would have prevented riots
- What's the evidence gangs were behind the violence?
- Listen again to Karyn discussing the issue of gangs on R4's Today Programme
- UK gangs thrive in August riots
- Cameron's gang war "long overdue"
- Knee jerk reaction would be a kick in the teeth
- "Don't know what I want but I know how to get it"
- David Cameron's tough US supercop looks to Scotland's gangbusters for help
- Scottish gang scheme cuts violence in half
- Cameron vows to learn from Scotland
- Excerpt from Lords debate on riots, mentioning work of VRU
- Full text of David Cameron's speech to the Commons on the riots
- A tinderbox waiting for a match
- Glasgow gangs chose route to peace in face of tough crackdown
- Gangs: the Strathclyde model
July 2011
- The power of the hoodie
- "Another drink could kill me"
- Smacking kids "causes bad behaviour and damages thinking"
- Alcoholic liver disease taking its toll on the young
- Treating binge drinkers in A&E - Panorama reports
- Knife crime and gang violence on the rise as councils cut youth services
- Fewer English teens drinking
- Girl, 13, found drunk in alley during police booze blitz
- French youngsters reject cafe society for Brit-style binge drinking
- New social work role prevents drama becoming a crisis in Bristol
- Lyon's bid to curb "le binge drinking"
- "Nudges" alone won't curb alcohol consumption
- Westerners "programmed to consume alcohol"
- Children bereaved through murder need support
- Drink and drugs to blame for violence in the young
- VRU co-director's work on gangs forms basis for new crime book
- Success for CIRV - listen to the BBC's report
- CIRV helps reduce Glasgow gang violence
- Murder database "world first" for VRU and Strathclyde Police
June 2011
- Glasgow multiagency group formed to tackle alcohol blight
- Reverting to 'tough' justice fails both children and adults
- Casualty doctor reveals fall in number of knife attacks
- Strathclyde murder rate jump down to cheap alcohol, says chief
- Babies "born with the ability to communicate"
- Over 65s "should drink less"
- Watch John on BBC Scotland's Sunday Morning With...
- Parents' behaviour can influence teen drinking
- Universities to study Scottish drink and drugs culture
- One teacher attacked every ten minutes in Scotland
- Lib Dem u-turn on minimum pricing
- Women's convictions for domestic abuse "double" in England and Wales
- One in three under 16s lives with binge drinking parent
- Third of Edinburgh teens admit carrying a knife
- Early intervention gives kids best chance, says charity head
- Support for parents worried about booze and blades forms part of anti-violence campaign
- Watch the VRU's DCS John Carnochan debate social issues raised by controversial documentary The Scheme
May 2011
- Alcohol ban threat for Scotland's under 21s
- Schools at the sharp end of knife crime education
- Education may help people lead healthier lives
- Singing to children may help in language skills development
- Leading the fight on Glasgow gangs
April 2011
- Scottish BMA warning over alcohol risks
- British girls "biggest binge drinkers in Europe"
- Domestic abuse - male victims
- Scratch card warning over alcohol intake
- Cry baby "link to behavioural problems"
- Appetite for revenge will not cut crime
- Hospital records of violence fall further
- Scottish election - voters give their views on knife crime
- Warning over dangers of mixing alcohol and energy drinks
- Intervention needs to start early to be effective, says social worker
- Teenage domestic abuse: "no one did anything to stop it"
- Girls behaviour in class is "deteriorating"
- Watch A Home for Maisie on the BBC i-player
- A Home for Maisie: "It's an unholy mess we have to untangle": adoptive parents on coping with a child who is violent due to lack of early years skills
- "No evidence imprisonment acts as a deterrent to knife crime"
- International day for street children: special report from Glasgow and Delhi
- All domestic abuse cases in England & Wales to have multi-agency review
- Alcohol - at what price?
- Watch party leades debate alcohol measures
- Party leaders clash over knives and alcohol in televised debate
- Knife crackdown "would increase prison population by 500"
- Charities call for stronger stalking laws in UK to prevent murders
- Drinking "over the limit" raises cancer risk
- Teachers strike over violence at Lancashire school
- Gray defends Labour's plans for mandatory sentencing on knife crime
- A&Es failing underage drinkers warns charity
- Dr Suzanne Zeedyk on why baby talk isn't just a load of rubbish
- Paternity leave "great news for dads"
- New paternity rules for men come into force
- Scotland "in grip of murder mayhem as homicide rate soars"
- Rivals clash over knife crime policy
- Karyn McCluskey on violence and knife crime - the Politics Show, 3/4/11
- Scotland's knife culture
- Listen to the VRU's Karyn McCluskey and MAV's Christine Goodall discuss knife crime on Scotland at 10
- Fifth of women drink too much
March 2011
- Violent deaths "on the rise" among teens says Lancet report
- Violence a concern for Scottish parents
- Danish pedagogy approach puts children centre stage in the care system
- Calls to limit child exposure to alcohol ads
- Liverpool's three year plan to tackle alcohol problems
- Scotland could go it alone in cutting drink drive limit
- Drink and drugs use amongst Scottish youngsters declines
- Lord Advocate warns of "booze apocalypse"
- Calls for minimum pricing of alcohol growing
- CeaseFire: Success Beyond Chicago
- Lower drink drive level rejected
- Rehabilitation rather than punishment is the key
- MSPs debate domestic abuse bill
- Health service on target with alcohol interventions
- Early years' fund set up to help Scotland's poorest families
- Think about what you drink
- More prisons needed if all knife carriers to go to jail, warns MacAskill
- Heineken to cut alcohol content of major brand in bid to curb binge drinking
- SNP commits to drink pricing plan
- UK ministers not tough enough on alcohol industry say health groups
- Glasgow toddlers to be tested in bid to find future delinquents
- Video report on Caracas, the most violent city in Venezuela (warning - contains distressing images)
- Surgeons set up fund to train deprived teens
- 2000 drunk Scottish kids admitted to A&E
- Watch DCS John Carnochan speak about Early Years at the Finance Committee Event
- Centre for alcoholic mothers set up in Yorkshire
- Plans for minimum pricing of alcohol announced in Northern Ireland
- Police chief heralds childhood in Scotland
- Watch Paddy Cuneen talk about his new play Wee Andy, which he says is respectfully dedicated to the work done by MAV
- Under 25s to be refused service in pubs
- Watch the debate on early years on Newsnight Scotland
- Read the Deacon report
- Deacon report's recommendation on early years welcomed
- Shock as girl, 8, is treated for alcohol problems
- Male depression may increase as traditional roles decline
- Ministers urged to give more help to young offenders
February 2011
- Funding doubled for knife crime education campaign
- 100 Scots treated everyday for booze related injuries
- Concern over spirit drinking Scots
- Will alcohol minimum pricing have an impact?
- Thousands at risk of alcohol death, say doctors
- Action needed to reduce health impact of hamrful drinking says WHO
- Alcohol industry under fire
- Despite rise in A&E admissions for booze, alcohol consumption is falling
- Parents or guardians responsible for over half adult violence says NSPCC report
- One in 12 young Scotsmen in trouble linked to alcohol
- Drunk patients "should pay for A&E treatment"
- Alcohol-related hospital admissions cause concern
- LA gangs cricket team
- SNP defends knife policy
- Teenagers suffer kicks of domestic abuse
- Help for teen victims of abuse
- Extra £18m to tackle knife crime in England and Wales
- Scots top UK alcohol league
January 2011
- Parents urged to play, talk and read to give youngsters best start
- Read the Allen Review on early years intervention
- Early intervention could have helped former offender
- UK drinking "out of control" say two thirds of public
- Benefit cuts "threaten to increase babies in poverty"
- Staff at West Midlands school strike over pupil violence
- Early intervention will improve lives of vulnerable children, says report
- Year groups "should start at birth so children are ready for school" says report
- Historic town may get "wet zone" for street drinkers
- Minimum price plans for alcohol announced by coalition
- Inflexible and stressful work "harms families"
- Curfews make young offenders worse, says research
- "Safe haven" shops scheme created in Liverpool
- Help for young parents in Dundee
- Youth budget cuts "could damage a generation"
- New year derby highlights domestic abuse problem
December 2010
- Scottish Labour call for alcohol to be "tagged"
- 5000 sign up for city parenting programme
- Youth crime down
- Glasgow winning war on youth crime
- Heavy drinker Scots blame price, study finds
- Scottish homicide stats published
- Scottish Government Crime and Justice Survey: Partner Abuse 2009 - 10
- New legal ruling will see drinks discounts continue
- Ken Clarke to drop Tory knife jail pledge
- Parenting not income key to tackling inequality says Field
- Cost of alcohol abuse in Highlands and Islands highlighted
- Rise in convictions for domestic abuse
- Online advent calendar highlights horror of domestic abuse
November 2010
- Discounts on alcohol set to end by June
- Alcohol "behind most violence" says Strathclyde chief
- Dog training scheme helps boost inmate behaviour
- MAV launch domestic abuse initiative
- Binge drinking "doubles heart disease risk"
- Reported incidents of domestic abuse falls
- Alcohol Bill passes
- MSPs set to pass Alcohol Bill without minimum pricing
- Knife carrying down 35 per cent thanks to education campaign
- Blitz on street drinkers sees violent crime figures fall
- City winning war on violent crime
- Child violence against parents on rise
- Alcohol "more harmful than heroin" says report
October 2010
- Young people don't feel part of their community, says report
- Nurse family partnerships to be extended across England and Wales
- Tackle children's alcohol abuse early, says report
- Violent images "boost teenage aggression" says research
- Crooks' cash to be used to fight knife crime
- Field to urge government to undertake radical overhaul of early years policies
- Domestic abuse loophole closed
- Alcohol levy plans set to be backed
September 2010
- Forty young Europeans murdered every day - all preventable deaths, says WHO
- Social websites expose children to drink
- Scots drink 24% more than rest of UK, says report
- First Minister defends the rejection of mandatory sentences for carrying a knife
- Mandatory sentencing could cost £80m, say Liberal Democrats
- Communication is Key to Positive Parenting
- Anti-social behaviour could be tackled through conflict resolution training for public sector workers, volunteers and citizens
- Third of children “scared” by adult drinking”
- Deprived more at risk of death by assault, says research
- NHS staff to be trained to spot domestic abuse
- Minimum pricing not as effective as thought, say scientists
- Domestic abuse court makes a difference
- Gangs research published by Scottish Government
- Health boards "should have licensing powers like police"
- Lessons in parenting could hold answers for schools
- Minimum price for alcohol named
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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