Medics against Violence was recently invited to attend a roundtable event at Dumfries House in Ayrshire focussing on youth violence and opportunities for young people. The event, a follow up to a similar event held recently in London and organised by the Kings Foundation, was attended by representatives of several organisations that work with young […]
Author archives: Christine Goodall
Quit Fighting for Likes: We launch new violence prevention campaign with our partners
A national campaign to support young people to safely navigate social media and prevent violence has been launched. ‘Quit Fighting For Likes’ aims to get young people to think about and discuss attitudes and behaviours around the filming and sharing of violent incidents. Developed by the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit (SVRU), YouthLink Scotland and Medics […]
Youth Navigators make the final of the National Youth Work Awards
We were all delighted that Rachael and Gerry our Youth Navigators, working in the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow, made it to the final of the Youthlink National Youth Work Awards in the Health and Wellbeing category. They lost out to very worthy winners the Scottish Huntington Association Youth Service at the glittering […]
