Scotland Must Be ‘Relentless’ in Efforts to Tackle Youth Violence, Swinney Says

Youth violence summit ‘absolutely’ not a talking shop, insists Justice Secretary

The Scottish Government’s youth violence summit was “absolutely” not a talking shop, the Justice Secretary has said.

Scotland must be ‘relentless’ in efforts to tackle youth violence, Swinney says

First Minister chairs special summit to clamp down on knife crime and violence among young people

The power of  mentoring to reduce youth violence

A mentor can be one of the most positive role models in a young person’s life. By building a strong, trusting relationship with a suitable adult brings many emotional, social and developmental benefits – may of which directly reduce the risk of children’s involvement in violence  How mentoring helps prevent youth violence  Mentoring can significantly… The post The power of  mentoring to reduce youth violence  appeared first on Youth Endowment Fu…

John Swinney to face FMQs ahead of youth violence summit

Swinney will also be asked what impact chancellor Rachel Reeves' spending review will have on Scotland.

Cole-Hamilton: Youth work is key to tackling youth violence

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and former youth worker Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today (Thursday 12th June) called for greater investment in youth work ahead of a summit on youth violence. Later today, Alex will attend a cross-party summit hosted by the First Minister on tackling youth violence and knife crime. It follows a recent spate of violent incidents involving young people across the country, including the murder of 16 year-old Kayden …