Violence Prevention

Imagine a Man is about building positive masculinity with young people. Talking about positive masculinity promotes healthier gender norms and create a more equitable and inclusive society. Positive masculinity benefits everyone.

In 2021 No Knives, Better Lives explored what it was like to be a boy or young man in Scotland today. The purpose of the research was to develop and deepen our understanding of how young people felt about masculinity and growing up, and whether there was early evidence of the impact of cultural and social norms around masculinity on risk taking and violent behaviour. As a result of this work we started to use the term positive masculinity.

This is the first module in the foundation Peer Education series which gives a guided view to creating a peer education group and providing initial training. You will be supplied with information and resources that are underpinned by the creation of a peer education group at Calderglen High School.

This is the fourth and final module in the course Understanding Violence Prevention and is all about putting your knowledge of violence prevention into practice. In this module you will explore how to develop a programme of activities for young people.

This is the third module in the course Understanding Violence Prevention and explores in more detail using a 'public health' approach including an exploration of the aspects of risk and resilience essential to understanding violence reduction and prevention.

This is part of a series of courses on Restorative Approaches. This courses explores adversity experienced by children and young people, and how we can use a restorative approach to support resilience, reintegration and transformation.

This is the first module in the course Understanding Violence Prevention and explores the principles of violence prevention including an exploration of the public health model and a youth work approach.

This is the second module in the foundation course Understanding Violence Prevention and explores the background and context of violence in Scotland.

Learn how to use No Knives Better Lives online peer education resources.