Violence Prevention. The Journey from Despair to Hope

A conference celebrating 15 years of Medics against Violence and 10 of Navigator. 

Join us on the 21st and 22nd January 2025
in person at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow or online to learn about violence prevention

Join us for talks and interactive workshops led by our team to learn more about Scotland’s and our own innovative journey in violence prevention.

Hear from experts about working with wicked problems programme development, evolution, challenges, evaluation and partnership working

Learn from our keynote speakers Father Greg Boyle and the Homeboys from LA about one of the world’s most forward thinking violence prevention programmes

Confirmed speakers-more coming soon

Who should attend?

Our conference will appeal to a wide range of professionals in health, social care, youth work, third sector organisations, policy makers, policing, education and more.

Full programme coming soon

Book your place -booking open now

Full conference
£150

Our full conference package will give you access to all the speakers on Day 1, including our keynote speaker Father Greg Boyle, interactive workshops on Day 2, lunch on Day 1, tea and coffee and great networking opportunities

Day One
£100

Our Day 1 conference package will allow you to listen to all our speakers including the keynote address from Father Greg Boyle, lunch, tea and coffee at regular intervals and great networking opportunities


Day Two
£50

Our Day 2 conference package will allow you to take part in three interactive workshops led by our teams during the morning session. We''ll provide tea, coffee and and plenty of time for networking. Please note this is a half day session

Online only
£75

Our online package will allow you to listen to all of the speakers on Day 1 including the keynotes address from Father Greg Boyle. Our conference facilities allow for live interaction with the speakers so you'll be able to ask questions.

Getting there

The College is centrally located in Glasgow close to both Queen Street and Central Stations, there are also many main bus routes nearby. The venue is fully wheelchair accessible and has disabled access toilets. There is a hearing induction loop system in the lecture theatre.