🟣 Next week: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence begins (25 Nov - 10 Dec)

Scotland's 2025 theme: "All together to prevent and end violence against women and girls"
📦 Toolkit now available with graphics, templates, and resources for local campaigns: shorturl.at/W3c1G

#16Days #VAWG

ANOTHER Lunchtime Learning webinar coming up📢✨

Football-Related Antisocial Behaviour
📅 Tue 9 Dec | 🕐 12-1pm GMT | 💻 MS Teams

Join us with David Porte on exploring the growing challenge of football-related antisocial behaviour and ultras groups in Scotland.

Register here: shorturl.at/UnJE3

We’re working on putting together our November #SafetyNETworks newsletter✨

Have relevant news, events or updates to share? 📩 Send them to info@scsn.org.uk

NEW Lunchtime Learning coming up📢✨

The Cardiff Model for Violence Prevention
📅 Tue 2 Dec | 🕐 12-1pm GMT | 💻 MS Teams

Hear from Professor Jonathan Shepherd & Dr Adrian Boyle on this approach to preventing violence through data sharing between health & police.

Register here: shorturl.at/sJggg

Catch up on the latest in community safety in our October newsletter🍂

Highlights:
🔹 Partner updates: Retail Crime, emergency prison release, drug-checking facility, and more
🔹 Toolkits and resources
🔹 Lots of events & webinars

Read here: mailchi.mp/scsn/october...

A new month, a new(ish) season, and a new quarter!🍂 We’re really excited for October and look forward to sharing updates with you soon.

In the meantime, grab a cuppa and catch up on the latest in community safety in our September newsletter:
🔗 mailchi.mp/scsn/septemb...

🙌 Thanks to everyone who joined today’s inspiring Lunchtime Learning on Young Warriors – Lessons from Youth Culture. Huge thanks to Prof. Alistair Fraser for sharing his journey and insights from creating the podcast!

Partnership is at the heart of what we do✨

📢 Coming up next week: Lunchtime Learning – Young Warriors: Lessons from Youth Culture with Professor Alistair Fraser

🗓️ Thursday 25th September 2025
⏰ 12–1pm
📍 Online (MS Teams)

Email info@scsn.org.uk to register!

Thanks to everyone who joined last week's Lunchtime Learning on Knife Awareness — fantastic turnout! Huge thanks to our speakers, Sandy Robertson and Kevin Neary, for their valuable time and insights✨

📢 Last chance to join our Lunchtime Learning: Knife Awareness, Early Intervention & Collaboration session tomorrow!

🗓️ Thu 11 Sept | 1–2pm
With Kevin Neary & Sandy Robertson.

Email info@scsn.org.uk to register

Want more webinars? Check out other events coming up: mailchi.mp/scsn/lunchti...

Have you read our August #SafetyNETworks newsletter?

From knife crime prevention to women’s safety resources, it’s packed with insights for community safety partners.
📖 Read here: mailchi.mp/scsn/august2...

#CommunitySafetyScotland

We’re planning our next Lunchtime Learning sessions and want to hear from you! This year, we've hosted a session about Contextual Safeguarding and another on Off-road Bikes.

What other community safety topics would help you in your work?

Let us know and we'll try to make it happen!✨

🏗️ Website redesign in progress!

We're making changes to help our partners find tools and info from our website more easily. Got ideas for what you’d love to see? Tell us in this survey:

forms.office.com/e/wsUxXuJBt5

Alternatively, email us anytime at info@scsn.org.uk 😇

Fresh from our holidays and catching up across three different cities!

A great team meeting today to get back on track. We're feeling refreshed and ready for the weeks ahead✨

What's your working day looking like today?

#SCSN #CommunitySafety #remoteworking

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We bring together professionals, share research and intelligence, and help shape safer, stronger communities across Scotland.