No Knives, Better Lives
@NKBLScotland
Working with young people and practitioners to address the drivers of youth violence.
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http://www.noknivesbetterlives.com 12-06-2012 15:21:53
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🏴Are you based in the Borders? Sign up for our next Regional Practitioner Day run in partnerships with Scottish Violence Reduction Unit in Peebles on 25 June
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📢If you work with young people in the Borders area then you can join the SVRU Team and
No Knives, Better Lives on 25 June at Peebles Burgh Hall for a day learning more about keeping young people safe and preventing violence. Tickets are free. Register at 👇
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'We need to grow the options available to seek support early and effectively,' - says Emily Beever in this guest blog, as No Knives, Better Lives launch their new report looking at the experience of violence for girls and young women. svru.co.uk/2024/05/the-la…
🎥Catch up with our launch webinar for The Lassies are No Feart, our newest report on violence between girls in Scotland. We talk through the key findings and answer Qs from the audience #LassiesNoFeart
youtube.com/watch?v=bsbfay…
New blog:
Aiming to better understand the reasons behind violence between girls, & the ways practitioners working with young women can help reduce harms, YouthLink Scotland has released a new report with No Knives, Better Lives.
Here, Emily Beever shares key findings: childreninscotland.org.uk/understanding-…
📣The Lassies are No Feart - Violence between Girls in Scotland
Learn more about young women's experiences of & involvement in violence in No Knives, Better Lives newest report #LassiesNoFeart
Read more here: noknivesbetterlives.com/wp-content/upl…
📱Social media was closely linked with young women's experiences of violence.
🎥Young women were 'viewers' & 'producers' of violent content with limited responsibility as viewer
▶️Daily exposure to violent content led to desensitisation
#LassiesNoFeart
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#LassiesNoFeart Key Findings
👨👩👧👦Many young women felt families supported involvement in violence
🆘Young women found it difficult to get support to resolve conflict from adults
🌥️Young women had little hope for a brighter future
Read the full report: noknivesbetterlives.com/wp-content/upl…
Today No Knives, Better Lives YouthLink Scotland publish their new report into violence between girls. We are grateful to Emily Beever for writing a blog for us on why it is vital to take a whole family approach to this issue. Important reading
parentingacrossscotland.org/news-views/pos…
All anti-violence education should include girls as well as boys.
While young men are at significantly more risk, girls are still involved and exposed to gangs, weapon carrying and violence. This was always my experience as a gang member.
Strong evidence here by No Knives, Better Lives
💬Work with young women? Use our new The Lassies are No Feart - Young Person's Report to spark conversations to prevent violence
noknivesbetterlives.com/wp-content/upl… #LassiesNoFeart
Excellent guest blog by Emily Beever No Knives, Better Lives is available to read on our website today about their new research project 'The Lassies Are No Feart'
crimestoppers-uk.org/fearless/news/…
