Vanessa Gash
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Vanessa Gash
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Reader in Sociology, Deputy Director of the Violence and Society Center, City St George’s, University of London. Researching Violence and Socio-Economic Inequalities.
It was a wonderful conference, with many fantastic and inspiring talks! Look forward to participating again next time!
March 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Colleagues discussed improvements in the measurement of violence, alongside improvements to data collection strategies which will allow for more effective interventions going forward.
March 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Those insights would not be possible without the collection of nationally representative data on the topic, which is one of the many things we were able to advocate for on the day.
March 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I was invited to talk about some of our latest #VISION_UKPRP findings, which aim to better understand the effect of violence on public health across multiple domains, including our latest report on Workplace Violence (doi.org/10.25383/cit...).
VISION Policy Report - Violence in the workplace in the UK: Business and individual-level exposure
Workplace violence is a significant problem with under-examined productivity effects. Prevalence is high, just under 1 in 5 workers reported exposure to psychological violence and harassment at work a...
doi.org
March 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM