Violence Against Children Conference

On Wednesday 29th September, Children 1st will be holding their Violence Against Children conference at the Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow. This conference will explore the causes of violence, consider what we know about the impacts of violence on children and young people, examine good practice around prevention of violence and discuss what more can and should be done.

The voices of children and young people will be represented through calls to ChildLine in Scotland as well as through feedback from services and  parents who use the ParentLine Scotland helpline. In addition, the conference will hear from experts across Scotland covering topics such as tackling the route causes of violence, the impact on childhood development, bullying, domestic violence and knife crime and gang culture and the implications for practice development and service delivery.

This conference will be of interest to a wide range of practitioners, managers and other professionals across all organisations who work in the fields of violence reduction, early years and family support, including those from health, social care, education, police, youth justice, community safety, voluntary sector, academics, policy makers and anyone with an interest in this area.

For more details, contact Belinda Robertson on 0131 446 2337/belinda.robertson@children1st.org.uk or see the website.