A Public Health Overview
Yesterday would have been the 29th birthday of Damilola Taylor, and it was in this honour, that the DTT held it’s annual Memorial Lecture. The theme of the event was to discuss the recently announced […]
Failing with Integrity
This article was written in consultation with Emeritus Professor aladin aladin, strategic counsel for Project 507 Limited. Violence is complex. Practitioners talk of direct, cultural, as well as structural violence, therefore solutions to violence need […]
Curing Violence: THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF VIOLENCE
“the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, that either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, […]
Talks of Our Time: Can an offender change their spots? Violence, Prison and Rehabilitation
#06 Whitney Iles | Can an offender change their spots? Violence, Prison and Rehabilitation
Are Gangs To Blame For Serious Violence In The UK?
This article was co-written with Dr. Keir Irwin-Rogers, Lecturer in Criminology, The Open University. urbancow via Getty Images In the 12 months to March 2017, 61 young people aged 16-24 died as a result of […]
The Lockdown: Ending the Cycle of Violence
On The Lockdown, Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann speak to anti-violence practitioner Whitney Iles about youth violence, why it happens and how to stop it. The Lockdown: Ending the Cycle of Violence […]
Privilege and Prejudice. A discourse continued.
Recently there has been much conversation in the voluntary sector about white privilege.
Burn Out.
*** This touches on a few difficult subjects so am giving it a ‘warning before reading’ statement. I’ve been struggling lately, there is so much I want to talk about and so much I want […]
You are not a superhero.
This summer makes 15 years of working with children, young people and community members. Many of my conversations recently have been with younger youth workers/practitioners or those ready to begin a career in the youth […]
Tragedy and Trauma: How to help when we feel helpless.
There are not enough words to express the heartbreak we all felt this week. My thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of those who lost loved ones and to the survivors who […]