Violence Prevention Policy Practice & Delegate Pack

Violence PreventionPolicy, Practice and Advocacy

Tuesday 25th March 2014, School of Medicine, University of St Andrews

In partnership with:

Delegate pack


Welcome from Professor Peter Donnelly 4

Violence Prevention at the University of St Andrews 5

Programme 8

Programme chairs 9

Speaker biographies & abstracts 10

WHO Collaborating Centre launch event 26

Table of contents


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Welcome from Professor Peter DonnellyMy colleagues and I are delighted to welcome you to this seminar day entitledViolence Prevention; Policy, Practice and Advocacy. Todays event is organised by the University of St Andrews Medical School in collaborationwiththeScottishViolenceReductionUnitandtheSocialDimensionsofHealthInstitute.ItisalsoorganisedinpartnershipwithournewWHOCollaboratingCentreforInternationalChild&AdolescentHealthPolicy,whichwillbeformallylaunchednextmonth.Detailsofthatlaunchareinthebackofthispack.Docomeifyoucan.

Wearenowfiveyearsintoaprocessofbuildingaresearchgroupintheareaofviolenceprevention.Ithasbeenhardworkbutrewarding,andby following my favourite rule of only employing people who are much smarterthanmewehavetogethermadeprogress.Asagroupwehavebenefittedgreatlyfromtheexperienceandgenerosityofcolleaguesfromaroundtheworld.Andtodaywearemostfortunateinhavingbeenabletoattractanexcitinglineupofnationalandinternationalspeakers.Theymaydifferintheirareasofexpertiseandinwheretheycall home, but all share our passion for seeking to reduce the role that violenceplaysinourworld.

Inparticular,todaywefocusnotonformalarmedconflictbutratherontheoftenunseentollduetointerpersonalviolence.Thisone-on-oneorsmall group violence gives rise to over 500,000 homicides a year and ahugeburdenofexpensiveandtraumatisinginjury.Thankfully,therearethingsthatcanbedoneandwewillhearofexamplesofinnovativeresearch,practiceandpolicythroughouttheday.Dotakethetimetotalktoourspeakersatlunchandduringcoffeebreaks.Inmyexperiencepeople who work in this area are inclusive and welcoming of your inter-est,nomatterhownewtotheareaorjunioryoumayfeel.

Inclosingmyintroductionletmejustthankacoupleofcolleaguesinparticularwhohavedonemuchtomaketodaypossible;DamienWil-liamsandKarenRossdeserveourgratitudeandifyouseethembuzzingaroundtodaypleasetakethetimetosaythankyou.Iwouldalsoliketothank Joseph Hancock and Felicity Wild for their help in producing this brochure.

Welcome to St Andrews!

Prof.PeterDonnelly

Prof Peter D Donnelly


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Violence Prevention at the University of St Andrews

TheViolencePreventionGroupintheSchoolofMedicinebeganwiththeappointmentofProfessorPeterDonnellyin2008.Thegrouphasgrownsteadilyanddeliberatelypursuedcollaborationsfromaroundtheworld.

Current ProjectsAlcoholandviolenceprisonerreleasestudy;femalestudentsexualvulnerability and alcohol study

Asset-basedapproach Epidemiology of murder Bystanderinterventionintodomesticviolence Exploringrelationshipbetweenviolenceandsocietalevents DesignandevaluationofaViolenceBriefIntervention EvaluationofMentorsinViolencePreventioninterventioninScottish

High Schools Evaluationofviolencepreventionimitativeinprimaryschools Collaborations Host regular summer interns from Michigan and Yale MPH pro-

grammes Hostnationalandinternationalvisitingacademicsandpractitioners. Nationalandinternationalcollaborationswithacademicsandpracti-

tioners

Dissemination Invited lectures Plenarytalksatnationalandinternationalevents Keynotespeakersatinternationalacademicandpractitionerevents Chairnationalandinternationaleventsandsessions ContributedtotheScottishGovernmentconsultationonthefuture

ofelectronicmonitoringinScotland. Co-editedamajorresearchtextforOUPonviolencereduction.Nine

ofthe46chaptershavebeenwrittenorco-writtenbyresearchgroupmembers

Publishedinpeer-reviewedjournals. Invited and commissioned papers and book chapters Presentatnationalandinternationalconferences

Prof.PeterDonnelly

Dr.DamienJ.Williams

Dr.FergusNeville

Dr.AnnaGavine

Dr.AlisonMorrisGehring

John Carnochan

Dr.ChristineGoodall


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Selected publications (2013-14)

Gordon,V.,Donnelly,P.D.,&Williams,D.J.(2014).ADHDsymptomsandtheirrelationshiptocriminalcon-victionsandprisonbreachesofdiscipline.PersonalityandIndividualDifferences,58,116-121.

Williams,D.J.,Neville,F.G.,House,K.,&Donnelly,P.D.(2013).AssociationbetweenOldFirmfootballmatchesandreporteddomestic(violence)incidentsinStrathclyde,Scotland.SAGEOpen,3:1-7.

Neville,F.G.,Williams,D.J.,Goodall,C.A.,Murer,J.S.,&Donnelly,P.D.(2013)Anexperimentaltrialexplor-ingtheimpactofcontinuoustransdermalalcoholmonitoringuponalcoholconsumptioninacohortofmalestudents.PLOSONE8(6).

Williams,D.J.&Neville,F.G.(2013).MentorsinViolencePrevention:EvaluationofthepilotinScottishhighschools.ViolenceReductionUnit:http://www.actiononviolence.org.uk/content/mvp-evaluation-report

GoodallC.A.&WelburyR.R.(2013).Whatistheroleofadentistinthemanagementofsuspectednon-ac-cidentalinjurytotheface,headandneck?InG.H.Moody(Ed).ForensicOdontology.QuintessenceIndia.NewDelhi.

Williams,D.J.,Gavine,A.J.,&Donnelly,P.D.,&Ward,C.(inpress).Whatisevidenceinviolenceprevention?InP.D.Donnelly&C.Ward(Eds.)Violence:Aglobalhealthpriority.Oxford:OxfordUniversityPress.

Neville,F.G.(inpress).Preventingviolencethroughchangingsocialnorms.InP.D.Donnelly&C.Ward(Eds.)Violence:Aglobalhealthpriority.Oxford:OxfordUniversityPress.

MorrisGehring,A.(inpress).Howdoespolicytransfersupporttheuptakeofviolencepreventionpolicy?InP.D.Donnelly&C.Ward(Eds.)Violence:Aglobalhealthpriority.Oxford:OxfordUniversityPress.

Goodall,C.A.(inpress).Preventingviolencethroughinterventionsforsubstanceabuse.InP.D.Donnelly&C.Ward(Eds.)Violence:Aglobalhealthpriority.Oxford:OxfordUniversityPress.

Goodall,C.A.(inpress).Preventingviolencethoughinterventionsinthehealthsystem.InP.D.Donnelly&C.Ward(Eds.)Violence:Aglobalhealthpriority.Oxford:OxfordUniversity

Selected presentations (2013)

Neville,F.G.,Williams,D.J.,Goodall,C.A.&Donnelly,P.D.(2013).Outofit:Exploringthecomplexrela-tionshipsbetweenalcohol,identityandhealthataScottishuniversity.OralpresentationtotheFacultyofPublicHealthScotlandConference,Dunblane,7thNovember.

Neville,F.G.,Williams,D.J.,&Donnelly,P.D.(2013).AnevaluationoftheMentorsinViolencePreventionprogrammeinScottishHighSchools.OralpresentationtotheFacultyofPublicHealthScotlandConference,Dunblane,7thNovember.

Clopper,B.R.,Neville,F.G.,Williams,D.J.,&Donnelly,P.D.(2013).Theresbeenamurder:ApreliminaryepidemiologicaldescriptionofhomicideinScotland2005-2012.PosterpresentationtotheFacultyofPub-licHealthScotlandConference,Dunblane,7thNovember.

Davis,A.,Neville,F.G.,Williams,D.J.,Goodall,C.A.,&Donnelly,P.D.(2013).RingtheBell:AmixedmethodsstudytoexaminethewillingnessofpeopleinScotlandtointerveneiftheywitnessoroverhearviolence.PosterpresentationtotheFacultyofPublicHealthScotlandConference,Dunblane,7thNovember.


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Neville,F.G.,Williams,D.J.,Goodall,C.A.,&Donnelly,P.D.(2013).Universityspirit:AnepidemiologyofstudentalcoholconsumptionataScottishuniversity.PosterpresentationtoAmericanPublicHealthAssoci-ationAnnualConference,Boston,USA,2-6thNovember.

Williams,D.J.,Neville,F.G.,&Donnelly,P.D.(2013).ExploringtheassociationbetweenOldFirmsoccerderbiesandincidentsofcommunityanddomesticviolenceinGlasgow,Scotland.PosterpresentationtoAmericanPublicHealthAssociationAnnualConference,Boston,USA,2-6thNovember.

Harvey,M.J.,Williams,D.J.,Golberstein,E.,Donnelly,P.D.,&Kuntz,K.EstimatingthecostofviolenceinGlasgow,Scotland.AmericanPublicHealthAssociationAnnualConference2013,Boston,MA,2-6thNo-vember.

Goodall,C.,Neville,F.G.,Williams,D.J.,&Donnelly,P.D.(2013).Thepotentialofcontinuoustransdermalalcoholmonitoringtosupportchangesindrinkingbehaviour.Oral presentation to 6th Australasian Drug and Alcohol Strategy Conference,Sydney,Australia,19th-22ndMarch.

Neville,F.G.,Williams,D.J.,Harvey,M.&Donnelly,P.D.(2013).Evaluatingtheassets-basedapproachtoaddressinghealthinequalitiesinScotland:Acommunity-basedparticipatoryresearchapproach.PosterpresentationtotheBritishPsychologicalSocietySocialSectionAnnualConference,Exeter,29thAugust.

Williams,D.J.,Neville,F.G.,&Donnelly,P.D.(2013).ExploringtheassociationbetweenOldFirmsoccerderbiesandincidentsofcommunityanddomesticviolenceinGlasgow,Scotland.PosterpresentationtotheBritishPsychologicalSocietySocialSectionAnnualConference,Exeter,29thAugust.

Gavine,A.,Williams,D.J,Goodall,C.,&Donnelly,P.D.(2013).Atransdisciplinaryapproachtopreventingyouthviolence:AprocessevaluationofMedicsAgainstViolence.OralandposterpresentationattheFesti-valofPublicHealth.UniversityofManchester,4thJuly.

Gavine,A.,Williams,D.J.,&Donnelly,P.D.(2013).Theinvolvementofhealthcareworkersindeliveringschool-basedviolencepreventionprogrammes:limitingandmotivatingfactors.OralPresentationtoNA-DEGSAnnualConference.Dundee,24-25January.

Invited talks

PeterDDonnelly,ReducingviolencethroughintersectoralactionsinScotlandMexicandepartmentofhealth/MexicoCityGovernment/WHO/PAHO,12Nov2013

PeterDDonnelly,SandyHook:reflectionsandsolutions,AmericanPublicHealthAssociation,5Nov2013 PeterDDonnelly,Violenceasapublichealthissue,HarvardSchoolofPublicHealth,7Nov2013 PeterDDonnelly,Countingthesickanddead:ThecomparativepoliticsofsurveillanceinEurope,University

ofMichigan,26Mar2013

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Programme chairs

Panel 1: Global contextProfessor Peter DonnellyProfessor of Public Health MedicineUniversity of St Andrews

Panel 2: National contextJohn CarnochanKnowledge Exchange Consultant University of St AndrewsViolenceReductionUnit

Panel 3: Violence prevention policy and advocacyDr. Kat SmithReaderinGlobalPublicHealthUniversity of Edinburgh

Panel 4: Violence prevention practiceDr. Damien J. WilliamsLecturerinPublicHealthSciencesUniversity of St Andrews


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Professor Peter Donnelly School of Medicine, University of St Andrews

AgraduateofEdinburghMedicalSchool,PeterDonnellyjoinedtheMed-ical School at the University of St Andrews as Professor of Public Health MedicineinSeptember2008.Hiscurrentresearchfocusisontwoareas.FirstlyViolenceReductiononwhichsubjectheworkscloselywiththeWHO and colleagues in a number of countries including South Africa, Jamaica,LithuaniaandtheUSA.ClosertohomeheisevaluatingagangmemberrehabilitationinitiativeinGlasgow,conductingpilotstudiesoftechnology aimed at reducing alcohol related violence and exploring sportseventrelateddomesticabuse.Heisco-editoroftheOxford Text-book of Violence Prevention: Epidemiology, Evidence and Policy, that is duetobepublishedinautumn2014.

HisotherareaofinterestisinHealthSystems;theirorganisation,fund-ing,governanceandaccountabilityandhowtheycanbeoptimisedtomaximisepatientbenefitandtoreducehealthinequalities.Inthisareahe has worked with the WHO, OECD, the Milbank Memorial Fund in NewYorkandpolicymakersandpoliticiansfromaroundtheworld.HechairsthesteeringgroupoftheScottishclinicalleadershipdevelopmentprogramandisamemberoftheNHSScotlandleadershipboard.WithScottGreerfromMichiganheledtheevaluationoftheprocessofdirect-lyelectingNHSboardnon-executivedirectors.

PeterservesontheinternationaleditorialboardofPublic Health.Heisa member of the technical board of the New York based Milbank Me-morial Fund and is on the steering group of the World Health Organisa-tionsViolencePreventionAlliance.From2004to2008hewasDeputyChiefMedicalOfficertotheScottishGovernmentwherehechampionedtobaccocontrollegislationandminimumdrinkpricingbasedonalcoholcontent.Hehadpreviouslyheldavarietyofsenioracademicandser-vicepostsinScotlandandinWales.PeterisapastVice-PresidentoftheUKFacultyofPublicHealthandpastPresidentoftheUKAssociationofDirectorsofPublicHealth.


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Dr. Alexander Butchart, Coordinator,PreventionofViolence,WorldHealthOrganization,Geneva,

DrAlexanderButchartisthePreventionofViolenceCoordinatorintheDepartmentofViolenceandInjuryPreventionandDisabilityattheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)inGeneva,Switzerland.Hisrespon-sibilitiesincludecoordinatingtheGlobalCampaignforViolencePre-vention,thedevelopmentofpolicyforthepreventionofinterpersonalviolence,preparationofguidelinesforthepreventionofspecifictypesofinterpersonalviolence,andthecoordinationofresearchintovariousaspectsofinterpersonalviolenceanditsprevention.Hispostgraduatetraining includes a masters degree in clinical psychology and neuropsy-chology, and a doctoral degree for work examining the history and sociologyofwesternmedicineandpublichealthinsouthernAfrica.PriortojoiningWHOheworkedmainlyinSouthernandEastAfrica,wherehewasleadscientistintheSouthAfricanViolenceandInjurySurveillanceConsortium,andincollaborationwiththeUganda-basedInjuryPre-ventionInitiativeforAfricaparticipatedintrainingviolenceandinjurypreventionworkersfromanumberofAfricancountries.HehasbeenavisitingscientistattheSwedishKarolinskaInstitutetsDivisionofSocialMedicine,andisawidelypublishedsocialscientist.

Global violence prevention progress and prospects: World Health Organization perspective

FromtheperspectiveoftheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)thispres-entationreviewsprogressoverthepast12yearsinglobaleffortstopro-motethepreventionofinterpersonalviolence,withafocusonadvancesindatacollection,researchonriskfactorsandpreventionprogrammes,andnationalpoliciesandplansofaction.Itthenexaminesprospectsforglobalviolencepreventionactionintheyearsahead.Themostsignif-icantdatacollectionadvanceshavebeenaroundnon-fatalviolenceagainst children, followed by violence against women, with far fewer improvementsindocumentingviolence-relateddeathsandnon-fatalviolenceamongyouthandtowardtheelderly.Riskfactorandpreven-tionprogrammingresearchhasgrownslowlybutsteadily,althoughthiswork remains heavily dominated by research from the USA, with the WHO Eastern Mediterranean and South East Asian regions remaining particularlypoorlycovered.Althoughmanycountriesinallregionshavesomekindofnationalviolencepreventionpolicyorplanofaction,theseappear to be most common in respect of violence against women, and rareforyouthviolenceandeldermaltreatment.AcurrentlyhighlevelofWHOMemberStateinterestinviolencepreventionpointstogoodpros-pectsforstrengtheningglobalandnationalviolencepreventioneffortsinthecomingyears,andWHOsfirsteverGlobal status report on violence prevention,dueforpublicationinDecember2014,isprogressingwellandhasthepotentialtoprovidebaselinedataandpreventiontargets.


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Dr Bandy LeeLawandPsychiatryDivision,YaleSchoolofMedicine

BandyX.Lee,M.D.,isAssistantClinicalProfessorintheLawandPsychi-atryDivisionoftheYaleSchoolofMedicineandLecturerfortheGlobalHealthStudiesProgramintheYaleFacultyofArtsandSciences.SinceherdaysasChiefPsychiatryResidentandMedicalAnthropologyFellowatHarvardMedicalSchool,shehasservedasDirectorofResearchfortheInter-Institutional(Harvard,U.Penn.,N.Y.U.,andYale)CenterfortheStudyofViolence.SheparticipatedintheWorldHealthOrganizations(WHOs)launchoftheWorld Report on Violence and Health in 2002 and hasconsultedwiththeViolenceandInjuryPrevention(VIP)Departmentonseveralprojects.ShenowheadstheYaleViolenceandHealthStudyGroup,amemberoftheWHOViolencePreventionAlliance(VPA),andhaslaunchedtheAcademicCollaborationsProjectGroupwithaspecialissue of Social Science and Medicine.Herinterestisinformingathinktankthatwillnotonlybringtogetherexistingevidencebutalsoiden-tifyareasofneedandrecommendfuturedirections,andsheislookingforcollaborators.InadditiontoherresearchinTanzaniaasafellowoftheU.S.NationalInstituteofMentalHealth,shehasworkedinseveralmaximum-securityprisonsandhelpedtosetupviolencepreventionprograms,mostnotablyinCaliforniaandinFrance.Shecurrentlyteach-esImmigrationandCriminalJusticeClinicsatYaleLawSchoolandaninnovativenewcourse,Causes and Cures of Violence, for Yale College andGraduateSchoolstudents.

The WHO VIP Violence Prevention Alliances Academic Collaborations Project Group: Global South-North collaborations in the next stages of research

TheAcademicCollaborationsProjectGrouphasformedinresponsetoaconversationattheViolencePreventionAlliance(VPA)meetinginMexicoCityinNovember2013.Projectleadersofthenetworkdecidedthat the next stage of research leadership would need to go beyond evidence-basedanalysisandpreventionofviolencetoaddresswheretheevidenceiscomingfrom:informationfromlow-andmiddle-incomecountries,forexample,constituteslessthan10%,despitethefactthat90%ofglobalviolencehappensinthesesettings.Aspecialissuehasbeen launched with Social Science and MedicinetopublisharticlesrepresentingacollaborativeeffortbetweenSouthernandNorthernHemispheremembers.Itassemblesresearchresultsfromlow-resourcessettingsand/oralargescopeofnationsthatwouldcontributetoourunderstandingofoveralltrends.Italsoreflectsacollaborativeeffortamongdifferentdisciplinesaswellasdifferentsectorsofpractice,soastocollectivelywidenourperspectiveonhowsocial,economic,andstructuralfactorsmightplayaroleinthecausesandpotentialcuresforthisworldwidepublichealthpriority.


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Dr. Alison Morris Gehring GenderViolenceandHealthCentre,LondonSchoolofHygieneandTropical Medicine School of Medicine, University of St Andrews

AlisonisaResearchFellowattheLondonSchoolofHygieneandTropicalMedicineintheGenderViolenceandHealthCentre.Asocialscientistwith a background in health policy analysis her research focuses on the policyprocessesandthetranslationofresearchintopolicyinthefieldofinterpersonalviolence.AsresearchfellowattheUniversityofStAn-drewsAlisonmanagedaninternationalcollaborationtobuildcapacitytodevelopviolencepreventionpolicy,supportedbyWHOandfundedbytheScottishGovernment.InfulfilmentofherPhDAlisonconductedamulti-countrystudytoinvestigatetheconditionsthatdeterminedpoliti-caltractionforthedevelopmentofviolencepreventionpolicy(Jamaica,WesternCapeProvinceofSouthAfricaandLithuania).

International collaboration

ThiswillbeapresentationoftheScottishledinternationalcollabora-tiononviolenceprevention.InpartnershipwiththeViolenceandInjuryPreventionUnitoftheWorldHealthOrganization,thePublicHealthGroupattheUniversityofStAndrewsledtheprojectwithsupportfromtheHealthImprovementandSaferCommunitiesUnitsoftheScottishGovernment.Theaimoftheprojectwastobuildcapacityforviolencepreventionpolicy;contributetoanevidence-basedunderstandingoftheprocessofdevelopingviolencepreventionpolicy;andinformScottishdomesticpolicyandglobalaction.Thepresentationwilloutlinethefind-ingsfromtheseriesofinternationalcomparativecasestudiesconductedtoinformthedevelopmentofviolencepreventionpolicyinternationallyaswellasasummaryoflessonslearntfromthisinternationalcollabora-tiveprogramme.


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Karyn McCluskeyScottishViolenceReductionUnit

Karynhasworkedinthepoliceforthelast20yearsinSussex,Lancashire,WestMercia,asheadofintelligenceanalysis.ShejoinedStrathclydePolice10yearsagoasandwasresponsibleforsettinguptheintelligenceanalysisfunction.

In2004sheandJohnCarnochanwrotethereportonViolenceReductionforStrathclydepoliceproposingadifferentwayofaddressingviolenceinScotland.Theywentontosetuptheviolencereductionunit.In2006theyweremadeaNationalUnitandleadonviolencereductioninScot-land.Theyhavedevelopedinjurysurveillance,introducedaganginter-ventionbasedonBostonCeasefire,andwereinstrumentalinachievingchangestotheLordAdvocatesguidelinesrelatingtocustodyforknifecarriers.ShesupportsMedicsAgainstViolencecharityinScotland,setupinconjunctionwiththeViolenceReductionUnit,whereDoctorsandSurgeonsattendschoolstogiveinputsonviolencereductionandinjuryandkeepingsafe.

Karyntrainedasaregisterednurse,hasaBScandMScPsychology.Shehas worked in a variety of areas within the NHS, East Africa and HM Pris-ons.Shecompletedin2009theStrategicCommandCourseforseniorleadersinthePolice.ShehasjustcompletedayearintheMetropolitanpolice developing a violence plan, and leading the Territorial Policing changeprogramme.SheisanHonoraryLecturerinMedicineattheUniversityofGlasgow,andhasjustbeenmadeaFellow,bydistinctionoftheFacultyofPublicHealthanarmoftheRoyalCollegeofPhysicians.ShehaspublishedworkonArmedRobberyteams,AlcoholandViolenceInterventionsinaclinicalsettingandViolenceReduction


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Professor Mark A. Bellis OBEWorldHealthOrganizationCollaboratingCentreforViolencePrevention,CentreforPublicHealth,LiverpoolJohnMooresUniversityPublic Health Wales

ProfessorMarkBellisisDirectorofPolicy,ResearchandDevelopmentforPublicHealthWalesandChairoftheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)CollaboratingCentreforViolencePrevention.Markhasundertak-ensubstantiveresearchanddevelopmentworkinthefieldofviolenceprevention,alcohol,drugsandsexualhealth.Hehaspublishedover140academic papers and regularly works on the development on public healthpolicyatlocal,nationalandinternationallevels;workingwiththeEuropeanPublicHealthAssociation,WHOandotherinternationalbod-ies.MarkcurrentlyleadsonalcoholfortheUKFacultyofPublicHealthandisanexpertadvisortoUKHomeOffice.ProfessorBellisistheUKFocalPointforViolenceandInjuryPrevention,amemberofthesteeringcommitteeforClubHealth(aninternationalinitiativesharinggoodprac-ticeonnightlifehealthandsecurity)andamemberoftheWHOglobalexpertadvisorypanelonviolenceprevention.

Preventing Violence - Early Years, Environment & Equity; The work of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Violence Prevention

HealthOrganization(WHO)CollaboratingCentreforViolencePreventionis based within theCentreforPublicHealthatLiverpoolJohnMooresUniversity.ItworkswithintheUKandinternationallytosupporteffec-tiveviolencepreventionbyhelpingkeystakeholdersto;understandtheburdenandimpactsofviolence,identifyatriskgroups,chooseappropri-atepreventivemeasuresandevaluatetheeffectivenessofinterventions.ThepresentationwillexplorethreerecentaspectsoftheCollaboratingCentres research:

The impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on health harming behavioursandlonger-termhealth;includingrisksofnoncommuni-cable diseases in later life

Deprivationanditsrelationshipwithviolenceandimpactonrelatedhealth service use

How violence can be impacted through environmental issues such asalcoholpromotion,accessandpriceandthedesign,developmentandmanagementofdrinkingenvironments.

Finally,thepresentationwilldescribehowtheCollaboratingCentre,withWHOandtheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC)ismappingtheinternationaldiffusionofviolencepreventionresearchandsupportingtheworkofWHOintheEuroregionandglobally.


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Dr. Cathy Ward Department of Psychology, University of Cape Town

CatherineL.WardisanAssociateProfessorintheDepartmentofPsy-chologyattheUniversityofCapeTown,SouthAfrica.SheholdsaPhDinClinical-CommunityPsychologyfromtheUniversityofSouthCaro-lina,USA.Herresearchinterestsareinviolencepreventionfromtheperspectiveofchildrensdevelopment,andparticularlyinpublichealthapproachestothisindevelopingevidence-basedapproachestovio-lencepreventionthathaveawidereachandareeffectiveinimprovingchildrens development and reducing their likelihood of becoming ag-gressive.Muchofhercurrentworkisfocusedonpreventingchildmal-treatment, and on understanding the epidemiology of risk factors faced bySouthAfricanchildren.

SheservesontheSteeringCommitteeoftheUniversityofCapeTownsSafetyandViolenceInitiative,aninterdisciplinaryresearchinitiativethatseekstounderstandviolenceandpromotesafety.TheSafetyandVio-lenceInitiativeisamemberoftheWorldHealthOrganizationsViolencePreventionAlliance(VPA),andCathyherselfco-leadstheVPAParentingProjectGroupwithChrisMiktonfromWHOandTheresaKilbanefromUNICEF.

Violence prevention: A South African perspective

ThispresentationwilladdressviolencepreventionintheWesternCapeProvince(oneofnineinSouthAfrica),withsomereferencetothena-tionalsituation.IntheWesternCape,anintegratedViolencePreventionPolicyFrameworkwaslaunchedinAugust2013.ItdrawsstronglyonWHOs(2009)Violence Prevention: The Evidence,andemphasizestheneedtoimplementevidence-basedinterventionsthroughaninter-sec-toral approach within government, and the need to take a public health approach.TheProvincehasastrategicobjectivetoincreasesafety;this was previously a policing strategy, but the framework promotes a whole-of-societyapproach.Oneofthemainobjectivesoftheframe-workistoenhancecollaborationbetweenthehealth,criminaljustice,educationalandsocialdevelopmentsectorsbothinsideandoutsidethestatetopreventviolencethroughtheadoptionofsharedstrate-gies.Thefourmainstrategiestobepursuedundertheframeworkare:(1)Reducingtheavailabilityandharmfuluseofalcohol;(2)Developingsafe,stableandnurturingrelationshipsbetweenchildrenandtheirpar-entsandcaregivers;(3)Developinglifeskillsinchildrenandadolescents;and(4)Promotinggenderequalitytopreventviolenceagainstwomenandchangingculturalandsocialnormsthatsupportviolence.Achiev-ingeachofthesewillrequireco-operationacrossanumberofsectors,thoughsomeprogresshasbeenmadeineacharea.


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Dr. Linda C. Degutis

Dr.LindaC.DegutisisformerlyDirectoroftheNationalCenterforInjuryPreventionandControl(NCIPC)attheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC)inAtlanta,Georgia,USA.Previously,shewasAssociateProfessor of Emergency Medicine and Public Health at Yale University servingasResearchDirectorfortheDepartmentofEmergencyMedi-cine, and Director of the Yale Center for Public Health Preparedness at theYaleSchoolofPublicHealth.Inaddition,shedirectedtheConnecti-cutCenterforPublicHealthWorkforceDevelopment.AnativeofChica-go,Illinois,Dr.DegutisreceivedherBSfromDePaulUniversityandherMSNandDrPHfromYaleUniversity.AsDirectorofNCIPC,Dr.DegutiswasresponsibleforleadingtheInjuryCenterinitsinitiativesinprevent-ingviolenceandinjuries,withafocusoninterventionstoaddressriskfactors,andmajorinitiativesintheareasofmotorvehicle/trafficrelatedinjuryprevention,prescriptionopioidoverdoseprevention,traumaticbraininjuryprevention,andpreventionofviolenceagainstchildrenandyouth.Otherworkincludedafocusoncloserlinkagesbetweenresearchandpracticefosteringpractice-informedresearch.Dr.DegutiswasPres-identoftheAPHA,amemberoftheAPHAExecutiveBoard,andservedtwotermsasitschair.Dr.DegutisservesontheRobertWoodJohnsonFoundationHealthPolicyFellowshipAdvisoryBoard,theAdvisoryBoardof the DePaul University College of Sciences and Health, the board of theAssociationofYaleAlumniinPublicHealth,theeditorialboardofthejournalInjury Prevention,andtheNationalAdvisoryCommitteeforPublicHealthSystemsandServicesResearch.Sheco-chairsthedataandsurveillancetaskforceoftheNationalActionAllianceforSuicidePrevention,apublic-privatepartnership.Shehasworkedonanumberofcommunity-basedeffortsfocusedonimprovingpublichealththroughcoalitiondevelopmentandaction.

The US Perspective on Violence Prevention

ViolenceisaleadingcauseofdeathforyoungpeopleintheUS,whilesuicideratesareincreasingformiddle-agedmales.Numerouseffortsareunderwaytoidentifyeffectivepreventionstrategies,andtousethecur-rentevidencebasetodrivepracticalsolutions.Severaldatasurveillanceandsurveysystemsmonitorviolenceanditsimpact.ThepresentationwillfocusonthecurrentstatusofdatasystemsincludingtheNationalViolentDeathReportingSystem;theNationalIntimatePartnerandSex-ualViolenceSurvey;NationalCenterforHealthStatisticsdata.Violencepreventioninitiativesandtheirevidencebasewillbehighlighted,includ-ingtheAdverseChildhoodExperiencesStudy(ACE),theNationalForumtoPreventYouthViolenceandtheNationalActionAllianceforSuicidePrevention.Currentchallengesinviolenceprevention,includingfundingandpoliticalissueswillalsobedescribed.


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Dr Katherine SmithUniversity of Edinburgh

DrKatherine(Kat)SmithisaReaderinGlobalPublicHealthattheUni-versityofEdinburgh.Herworkaimstounderstandwhoshapestheresearch, policy and ideas that impact on public health and health inequalitiesandincludesresearchfocusingon:theroleof:evidenceandresearchers;commercialactors(especiallythetobaccoindustry);thirdsector/advocacyorganisations;andthinktanks.ShehasalsoundertakenresearchtocomparativelyanalysepolicyresponsestohealthinequalitiesacrosstheUK.KatiscurrentlyfocusingonherFutureResearchLeadersaward, A Risky Business? The Politics of Knowledge Transfer in Public Health, examining: (1) how individuals involved in developing UK public healthpoliciesareexperiencingrecenteffortstoincrease/improvetheuseofevidence;(2)theroleofthirdsector&commercialorganisationsaspotentialpublichealthresearchmediatorsorknowledgebrokers;and(3)politicalactivityaroundhealthinequalitiesintheEuropeanUn-ion.Theaimistounpacksomeoftheassumptionsunderlyingdebatesaboutevidence-basedpolicy,toexploretheinteractionsofvalues,politicsandevidenceinpublichealthdebates.


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John Carnochan OBEUniversity of St AndrewsViolenceReductionUnit

JohnwasuntilFebruary2013aDetectiveChiefSuperintendentwithStrathclydePolice.Hewasapoliceofficerforalmost39yearsworkingmostlyasaDetective.Hewasinvolvedinvariousrolesintheinvestiga-tionofseriouscrimeandinparticularasseniorinvestigatingofficerinmurderinquiries.TogetherwithKarynMcCluskey,JohnestablishedtheViolenceReductionUnitinJanuary2005withtheaimofdevelopingastrategythatwouldbringaboutsustainablereductionsinviolencewithinStrathclyde.InApril2006theVRUassumedaScotlandwideroleandarenowsupportedbytheScottishGovernment.Theirfundamentaltenetisthatviolenceispreventable-notinevitable.

HewasawardedtheQueensPoliceMedalin2007fordistinguishedpoliceservice.In2010JohnwasmadeaFellowbyDistinctionoftheFacultyofPublicHealth.In2013JohnwasmadeanOfficeroftheOrderoftheBritishEmpire(OBE)intheQueensBirthdayHonoursforservicestocommunitysafety.

Violence prevention policy and advocacy in Scotland

Violence,inallitsforms,infectsthewellbeingandhealthofcommu-nitiesthroughouttheWorld,thedailystressandfearexperiencedbyindividualsandfamiliesinhibitslivesandaspirations.Violenceispre-ventable,butcriminaljusticesolutionsalonecannotachievethis.Theapplicationofapublichealthmodelprovidesthebestandmostappro-priatemethodoftacklingthechallenge.Differentagenciesarealreadydealingdirectlywiththesamepeopleasvictims,offenders,patients,clients,studentsandtenants;alreadywecanidentifythesharedagen-da.Theeffectivecoordinationofservicesthatareappropriate,propor-tionateandtimelyandfocussedonpositiveoutcomesisthemostviableresponse.Whilethesharedchallengeisrecognisedandthesolutionsacknowledgedateverylevelofgovernmenttheeffectivedeliveryofser-vicesremains,attimes,elusive.Politiciansappeartobestuck,knowingthechallengeandunderstandingthesolutionsyetunabletoallocatere-sources.Perhapstheparadigmoftopdownpolicyandheroicleadershiprequiresre-imagined.Alteredattitudesandashiftinsocietalnormsmaycreateamorearablelandscapethatwouldencouragethecultivationandgrowthofmorebottom-upsolutions.


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Maeve McKeanOfficeofGlobalAffairs,U.S.DepartmentofHealth&HumanServices

Maeve McKean serves as the Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary at theU.S.DepartmentofHealthandHumantheOfficeofGlobalAffairs.Sheistheofficesleadonglobalhumanrightspolicyissues,includingwomenandchildrenshealth,LGBTandviolenceissues.Maevegraduat-edfromGeorgetownUniversitywhereshereceivedajointdegreefromGeorgetownLawaswellasaMastersDegreefromtheWalshSchoolofForeignService.AfterlawschoolwaslegalfellowthroughGeorgetownsWomensLawandPublicPolicyFellowshipProgramworkingtosecurereproductiverightsforHIV-positivewomen.Beforereturningtogradu-ateschool,MaeveworkedforU.S.SenatorDianneFeinsteinbothinherregionalofficeinSanDiegoaswellasonCapitolHill.SheservedinthePeaceCorpsinMozambique.

The role of the health system in addressing violence

AtthenextWorldHealthAssemblyinMay2014,countrieswillcometo-gethertoadoptaresolutionontheroleofthehealthsysteminaddress-ingviolence,inparticularagainstwomenandchildren.WHOhasnothadaresolutiononthistopicinoveradecade.Thetextoftheresolutioniscurrentlybeingnegotiated,althoughalmost20countriesareco-spon-sorsofastillunfinalizedtext.Discussioncontinuesonanumberoffrontsincludingwhethertheresolutionsscopeshouldbeonviolenceagainstwomen and girls, take a broader approach to interpersonal violence, or includeissuesofcollectiveviolence.Neverthelessconsensusremainsthat there is a need to maintain a focus on addressing violence against women and against children, as some of the most vulnerable members ofsociety.Thissessionbeanopportunitytodiscussthepoliticsshapingtheresolutionaswellasthekeygoalfortheresolution,topromoteawhole-of-WHOapproachtoviolencesothatthebodycanbettersupportworkbeingdoneincountry.


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Larry CohenFounderandExecutiveDirectorofPreventionInstitute

LarryCohenisfounderandExecutiveDirectorofPreventionInstitute,anon-profitcenterthathashelpedtoshapethewaythattheU.S.thinksabouthealthandprevention:improvingcommunityconditionsandtak-ingactiontobuildresilienceandtopreventillnessandinjury.PreventionInstitutehashelpedtoadvanceadeeperunderstandingofhowsocialandcommunityfactorsshapehealthandequityoutcomes.Withanemphasisonhealthequity,LarryleadsU.S.publichealtheffortsatthelocal,state,andfederalleveloninjuryandviolenceprevention,chronicdiseaseprevention,andhealthsystemsreform.PreventionInstitutehasalsobeendeeplyengagedinU.S.strategytoincorporateafocusonandinvestmentinpreventionandcommunitywellnessaspartofthehealthreformplatform.PriortofoundingPreventionInstitutein1997,LarryservedasfoundingDirectoroftheContraCostaCountyPreventionPro-gram,whereheformedthefirstcoalitionintheUnitesStatestochangetobaccopolicybypassingthenationsfirstmulti-citysmokingban.

The Prevention Institute and violence prevention

PreventionInstituteisdeeplyengagedinstrategiestopreventviolenceandwedefineviolenceasapreventable,publichealthissue.PIbelievesthatviolenceisacriticalhealthequityissueandeffortstocreatethriv-ing,equitable,healthycommunitiesmustaddressissuesofsafetyandtrauma.PIfocusesontheunderlyingfactorsandsystemsthatcreateandperpetuateviolenceandinjuryinordertoshiftnormsandbuildcommu-nityresilience.Shiftingtheparadigmfromafocusonindividualpro-gramsandlawenforcement,PIdevelopssystematic,intersectoral,com-prehensivestrategiestoaltercommunityconditions,respondtolocalneedsandconcerns,andbuildonbestpracticesandexistingstrengthswithafocusonenvironmental,policy,andindividualbehaviorchanges.Ourworkaddressesmultipleformsofviolenceandacknowledgestherelationshipsbetweentypesofviolence(e.g.school,community,street,family,intimatepartner,sexualassault,andchildabuseandexploita-tion).PreventionInstitutealsoexplorestheimpactsofemotionalandphysicalviolenceonlong-termhealthoutcomesandcommunitycon-cerns.Violencehasfar-reachingconsequencesbeyondseriousphysicalinjuryandprematuredeathviolence(andfearofviolence)cancreatea climate where people feel unsafe, which can lead to chronic diseases, mental illness, and poor learning as well as reduced community invest-mentandeconomicopportunities.PreventionInstituteleadsUNITY(Ur-banNetworkstoIncreaseThrivingYouththroughViolencePrevention),aninitiativethatbuildssupportforeffective,sustainableeffortsinU.S.citiestopreventviolencebeforeitoccursandtocreatesafeenviron-mentsforyouthtothrive.


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Dr Andrew V. PapachristosDepartment of Sociology, Yale University

AndrewV.PapachristosisanAssociateProfessorofSociology,PublicHealth,andLaw(adjunct)atYaleUniversity.Hisresearchfocusesonso-cial networks, neighborhoods, street gangs, interpersonal violence, and illegalgunmarkets.Heisalsocurrentlyinvolvedintheevaluationandimplementationofseveralviolencereductionstrategies,mostnotablytheProjectSafeNeighborhoodsinitiativeandtheGroupViolenceReduc-tionStrategyinChicago.ProfessorPapachristoswritinghasappearedin Foreign Policy, The American Journal of Sociology, The Annals of the American Academy of Social and Political Science, The American Jour-nal of Public Health, The Journal of Urban Health, Criminology & Public Policy, The Washington Post, and Journal of Quantitative Criminology.In2012,hewasawardedtheAmericanSocietyofCriminologysRuthCavanYoungScholarawardgiveneachyeartothemostoutstandingscholarwhowasgrantedaPh.D.withintheprevious5years.

Using Network Science in Gun Violence Prevention

Thescientificcommunityisincreasinglyexamininghowthesocialandbehavioralconnectionsamongindividualsaffectwhattheyfeel,think,anddo.Indeed,overthepasttwodecades,thegrowingfieldofnetworksciencehasexaminedhowoursocialconnectionsinfluencearangeof phenomena including: who we marry, the things we buy, the votes wecast,thejobsweget,andeventhehealthofourcommunitiesandfamilies.ThispaperexploreshownetworkscienceiscurrentlybeingleveragedingunviolencereductioneffortsinseveralU.S.cities.Similarto the use of network analysis in diagnosing other health epidemics, theseinterventionsemploynetworksciencetoidentifythosegroupsandindividualsmostatriskofbeingeitheravictimorperpetratorofgunviolence.Acollaborativeandfocusedpreventioneffortisthendirect-edaccordinglywiththegoalsof:(a)stoppingretaliatoryviolence;(b),reducingtraumaofvictimsandtheirfamilies,andassociates;and(c)buildingcommunityresilience.Thepaperdescribesthestructureandcontentofthesenetwork-driveninterventions,aswellaspreliminaryevaluationresults.


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Dr Jorja Leap UCLALuskinSchoolofPublicAffairs,DepartmentofSocialWelfare

JorjaLeaphasbeenamemberofthefacultyoftheUniversityofCali-fornia,LosAngeles(UCLA)DepartmentofSocialWelfaresince1992.Asananthropologistandrecognizedexpertinviolenceprevention,crisisinterventionandtraumaresponse,shehasworkedbothnationallyandinternationallyinviolentandpost-warsettings.Hercurrentworkfocusesongangs,criminaljusticeandprisonreform,andthedilemmasfacedbyindividualsre-enteringsocietyafterincarceration,includingwomen,agroupoftenoverlooked.Dr.LeapservesaspolicyadvisoronGangsandYouthViolencefortheLosAngelesCountySheriffsDepartment,asanexpertreviewerongangsfortheNationalInstituteofJustice,andastheClinicalDirectoroftheWattsRegionalStrategyfortheLosAngelesMayorsOffice.In2009,alongwithDr.ToddFranke,Dr.Leapbeganafive-yearstudyofHomeboyIndustries,whichfocusesonthelifehisto-riesofprogramparticipantsastheyencounterthedualchallengesofleavingganglifeandre-enteringmainstreamsociety.Alongwiththiswork,sheisconductingalongitudinalevaluationoftheBLOOM(BuildingaLifetimeofOptionsandOpportunitiesforMen)InitiativeinSouthLosAngeles,andisanEvaluationSpecialistforTheCaliforniaEndowment,ahealthfoundationthatpromotesimprovementsinthesafetyandhealthofallCalifornians.Dr.LeapmostrecentlyhelpeddeveloptheirSonsandBrothersProjectaspartofPresidentBarackObamasMyBrothersKeeperInitiative.Dr.Leaphasauthorednumerousreports,articles,andbookchaptersaswellashermostrecentbook,JumpedIn:WhatGangsTaughtMeaboutViolence,Love,DrugsandRedemptionpublishedbyBeaconPressin2012.Dr.Leapisworkingonhernextbook,ProjectFatherhood: A Story of Courage and Healing in One of Americas Most TroubledCommunitiestobepublishedbyBeaconPressinMay2015.

Homeboy Industries

HomeboyIndustries,locatedinLosAngeles,California,isthelargestganginterventionprogramintheUS.LedbyFatherGregBoyle,overthe last 25 years Homeboy has grown from a grassroots agency to a multi-facetedcomprehensiveprogramthatserveseveryzipcodeinLosAngeles.Followinganethnographicoverviewin2008,oneyearlater,UCLAbeganafive-yearlongitudinalstudyoftheimpactoftheHomeboyIndustriesprogramaswellasthetrajectoryofganginvolvementandpostgang-life.Todayspresentationwilldescribetheoverarchingthemesthatwereuncoveredthroughthemixed-methodsevaluationincludingthefourindividualcharacteristicsandthethreecontextualcharacter-isticsassociatedwithdecreasesinmisconductandre-incarceration/recidivismoutcomes.Datafromthisworkalongwithanoverviewofthevicissitudesandrewardsoflong-termresearchinacommunity-basednon-profitwillbeincludedinthispresentation.


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Hawkhill CommunityHawkhill, Alloa ViolenceReductionUnit

Keith Jack:Ihave15yearsPoliceserviceandalongheldinterestedinthecausesofoffendingbehavioursandpracticalinterventions,otherthansimplyenforcement.Myinterestinviolencepreventionextendsbeyondmyprofessionallifebeingafatherandhusband.Forthepast18monthsIhaveworkedwiththeViolenceReductionUnit,offeringprac-ticalsupportandencouragementtotheresidentsofHawkhill,Alloa,intheireffortstodevelopanassetbasedapproachtotheircommunity.

Kirk Kennedy:Iamafatherof4.IgrewupinGlasgowandfrom16wasinvolvedincrime,spendingthenext14yearsinandoutofjailforcrimesincludingrobbery.InowliveinAlloawithmyfamilyandbelieveitispartofmyresponsibilitytoimprovethewellbeingofmycommunity.

Catherine Hunter: I am a mother of four teenagers and a child of Hawkh-ill.Ihaveexperiencedthegoodbadandtheuglysideofcommunitylife,includingbullyingwhichleadtosuicideattemptsbymychildren.Ihavebeeninvolvedintheassetswork,developinganumberofactivitiesthatarehelpingtotransformmycommunity.

Tracy Martin:Iamawife,andmotherof3children.IhavelivedintheAlloaareaallmylifeandinHawkhillforthepast4years.Ihaveexperi-enced mental and physical abuse and as a result I became isolated from mycommunity,duetotheanxietythiscausedme.Ibecameinvolvedintheassetapproachabout3yearsago;thishasledtomebecominginvolved in things that have helped my anxiety, my family and my Com-munity.

Beyond violence prevention: Assets-based approach

Puttingresidentsattheheartoftheircommunity,intermsofdecisionmaking,meaningfulpartnershipworkingandbeingactivelyinvolved,isaScottishGovernmentaimandsomethingPoliceScotlandhaveen-couragedandsupportedforanumberofyears.Itisalsoanobviousandsensiblethingtodo,butsomethingwefindchallenging.Wecategorisepeopleashardtoreach,disengaged,apatheticandalwayslookingtosomeoneelsetodoitforthem.

Thechallengespeoplefaceinmanyofourdisadvantagedcommunitiesareveryreal.Poverty,longtermunemployment,healthissues,anti-so-cial behaviour, a lack of control over their lives and a distrust of tradi-tionalserviceprovision,requireusalltoconsiderbetterwaysofdoingthings.


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Traditionally,modelsofserviceprovisionfocusonthedeficitsincom-munities,whatistheissue-andwhatdowedotofixit?Thisresultsincommunitieshavingthingsdonetothemandforthem;passiverecipi-entsofservicesratherthanengagedpartners.

Anassetbasedapproachrecognisestheissues,butlookstoidentify,connectandmobiliseallthegoodthingsinacommunity(theassets).Peoplearealwaysthenumberoneasset.Everyonehassomethingtooffer.Byencouragingandsupportingpeopletoidentifytheirownpriori-tiesandsolutionswecanstarttoaddresstheunderlyingcausesofwhatisholdingcommunitiesback,ratherthanjusttreatingthesymptoms.

Throughanasset-basedapproach,residentsofHawkhill,Alloa,havestartedtotransformtheircommunity.Relationshipsarechanging,theenvironmentisimproving,peoplesfeelingsofwellbeingarebetter,an-ti-socialbehaviourisreducedandmeaningful,productivepartnershipsaredeveloping.

Wehopeyouwillleavetheconferencewithasenseofhowcommunitiesthemselvescaneffecttransformation,throughthepersonalexperiencesofthreelocalHawkhillresidents.Kirk,KatieandTracyallhavefirst-handexperienceofbeinginvolvedintheasset-basedapproach;eachhasastoryofhowithasaffectedthempersonallyandhowtheyhaveinflu-encedothersthroughtheirinvolvement.

How Violence Influences Young People: three perspectives

Policy Colloquium SeriesThursday24April2014School of Medicine, University of St Andrews

TheWorldHealthOrganizationCollaboratingCentreforInternationalChildandAdolescentHealthPolicy(WHOCC)attheSchoolofMedicinewould like to invite you to its inaugural event featuring a policy debate abouthowviolenceinfluencesyoungpeople.Thiseventbringsininter-nationallyrenownedexpertsandbuildsontheworklaunchedbytheInternationalCollaborationonViolencePreventionPolicyDevelopment.

Thefollowingdistinguishedspeakersareconfirmed:

DonaldHenderson,HeadofPublicHealthPolicyatScottishGovern-ment;

EmilyRothman,AssociateProfessorCommunityHealthSciencesatBostonUniversity;

ReneJohnson,AssistantProfessoratJohnHopkins.

Theeventisopentothepublicfreeofcharge;refreshmentswillbepro-vided.Furtherdetailscomingsoon...staytuned!

Formoreinformation,pleasefollow:@WHOCCStAndrews

About usInOctober2013theWHOdesignatedtheUniversityofStAndrewsSchoolofMedicineasitsCollaboratingCentreforInternationalChildandAdolescentHealthPolicy.Thisprestigiousappointmentendorsestheinternationalresearchandpolicy-influencingworkoftheSchoolslead-ingresearchersinthefieldofpopulationandbehaviouralhealthscienc-es-ProfessorsCandaceCurrie,PeterDonnellyandGeraldHumphris.The centre has several strands of work related to social determinants of healthandpreventionofhealthinequalities,reductionofyouthviolenceandpreventionofriskbehaviourssuchasdruguse.StAndrewsistheonly WHO CC in Europe focussing on how society and culture impact the healthandwell-beingofchildrenandadolescents.Theultimateaimofthecentreistotranslateandcommunicateresearchfindingstoinformpolicyaimedatimprovingyoungpeopleshealthandwell-being.

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