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🌟 Our 2024-30 Strategy is here! 🌟 How will we tackle the challenge of lack of data and evidence about violence against children? We will continue to generate high-quality, comprehensive data through the Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS) to: ✅ Know where, how, and why violence against children and adolescents happens, and find evidenc- based solutions that work to prevent it. ✅ Address urgent data gaps, such as studying violence against children in humanitarian settings. ✅ Support governments and national partners to collect and use relevant data. Read our new strategy to learn more! 👉 https://bit.ly/3Xxwsyh

There are ways we can work together to end the epidemic of family violence in this country. But we need radical change – and that’s what this year’s NTV Conference is all about. We know the current system is not working as it should to stop men from using violence and to keep women, children and communities safe. We can’t keep doing the same things and expect to get different results. NTV 2024 will bring together the broad spectrum of activities and sectors that work to end men’s use of family violence to support higher levels of collaboration and collective advocacy – from the role of social responders, primary prevention, early intervention, response, tertiary and specialist responses through to recovery programs. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gSqn67QM

Our Lead Evaluation and Research Strategist, Dr. Jochebed Gayles, just published a paper on technical assistance (TA) strategies. The initial findings in this study provide "insights into the implications of intervention characteristics in determining how much of which TA strategies are needed to support implementations in real-world settings." Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eqHeccuM

Our EPIS team delivers quality technical assistance to community prevention coalitions throughout Pennsylvania. They support coalitions in choosing, implementing, and sustaining evidence-based programs that help youth minimize risks and engage in healthy behaviors that benefit them, their families, and their communities. Jochebed Gayles, Ph.D. is lead author of a paper published in a special issue of Evaluation & the Health Professions describing the types of technical assistance given to coalitions. Using data spanning six years, they analyzed over 10,000 encounters between TA providers and implementers. Content analysis yielded four distinct strategies: Consultation (27.2%), Coordination Logistics (24.5%), Monitoring (16.5%), and Resource Delivery (28.2%). Their findings can inform future research into what kinds of technical assistance are the most beneficial and under which conditions. Learn more: https://ow.ly/mOGU50SX23T #CommunityPreventionCoalitions #EvidenceBasedPrograms #YouthWellness #TechnicalAssistance #WomeninSTEM

REGISTER to attend: What are some of the lessons, challenges and opportunities for effective social norms change? Strengthening norms and values that support positive, gender-equitable relationships and non-violent problem solving is one of the strategies in INSPIRE: 7 Strategies to Prevent Violence Against Children. Shifting deeply entrenched beliefs about the role of men, women and children is often challenging. However, evidence shows that it is an effective way to keep children safe. This webinar showcases global approaches to strengthening norms, focusing on the lessons learned, challenges, adaptations and key ingredients of successful interventions. Date: 3 June 2024 Time: 16pm - 17:30pm SAST #INSPIRE #Violenceprevention #Violenceagainstchildren https://lnkd.in/dDDzFgSr

💜Caregivers play a key role in protecting children from online harms. Let's encourage caregivers to positively engage with their children & young people about the digital environment by: 🟠supporting 🟠empowering 🟠educating them on online safety. Learn more: https://loom.ly/yLy_JH0

𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻! 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀: If you work at a Youth Justice Service in England and Wales, there is still time to respond to our survey and tell us how you apply Child First in your role. The survey only takes 𝟱 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 to complete, and your feedback will help to inform guidance and support from the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (YJB) on Child First practice in the future. 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀' 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/esMUna4R 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲: We are committed to ensuring that children's voices are 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗱 in this research. 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁.

The next webinar in the EU Science, Research and Innovation Future of Cities series is coming up: ⏰ 6 June 1pm BST / 2pm CEST ▶ Homelessness in the EU: Exploring Data and Policy Needs 📢 Paola Proietti Lewis Dijkstra Freek Spinnewijn Solène Molard Arianna Gatta Alexandre Lloyd The policy brief deals with the different faces of homelessness and explores the need for specific data and accompanying policies to address the phenomenon. It concludes that monitoring homelessness provides a basis for appropriate policy intervention. It is important to consider how different measurement techniques are likely to under- or over-represent various subgroups experiencing homelessness (e.g., women, youth or migrants). To read more on this policy brief and register for the webinar, please go to: 💻 bit.ly/JRCweb24 Alessandro Rainoldi Daniela Carl Alan Kinder Regional Studies Association David Bailey National Housing Federation Helen Goodsell Crisis Shelter Nicola Pilling Lesa Reynolds 🌆 🔁

Interested in how early intervention can help support families? Read our latest feature story to find out how the Families Together programme in @ELCouncil is leading to real change for children, young people, and their families: buff.ly/4fcb9YL

🌟 One of the key outcomes of the recent workshop on decriminalising suicide in the Caribbean was the creation of a regional coalition. This coalition will officially launch around the 4th International Conference of the Small Island Developing States. 🌐 🔍 Currently, four Caribbean countries—Trinidad & Tobago, Grenada, St. Lucia, and The Bahamas—still have laws criminalising suicide. These outdated laws not only penalise individuals in severe crises but also perpetuate stigma and discrimination, preventing people from seeking the help they need. 🎥 Watch Part 2 of our participants' reflection video from the workshop, where they share their key takeaways. Let's Unpack It (LUI), LifeLine International, International Association for Suicide Prevention, UNICEF, Pan American Health Organization, UNDP and MindWise