Sally Henry began her research into bullying as an undergraduate in 1997 and again as a PhD student in conjunction with Brunel University where she remains as a lecturer. Sally's experience of parenting and divorce motivated her to examine areas which may explain why society appears to be a breeding ground for self-destructing young people. Here she provides a personal account of her search for answers and suggests a practical way in which parents can assist their children through life changing events (see article linked below: 'When it Hurts so Bad') .

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Peter Wild reports back on his visit to Lycee Lachenal Annecy, in Argonay, France on an Arion study visit. Arion study visits are funded by the British Council and are designed to promote interaction throughout Europe in the field of Education. The program for the week focussed on the issues surrounding the abuse of children throughout the world, and questioned how young people could most effectively be supported.

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Following the publication of the Executive Summary of the Report to Birmingham LEA on the Evaluation of Checkpoints For Schools(Shaughnessy & Jennifer, 2004), the UK Observatory for the Promotion of Non-Violence invited the author of Checkpoints, George Varnava, to respond to the results.

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Tim Davies, Active Involvement Trainer at the National Youth Agency writes about how to involve young people and listen to their voices. His paper sets out what children and young people worldwide have a right to expect in life.

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In his paper entitled "Constructing the Paradigm of Violence: Mass Media, Violence and Youth" , Jock Young, Distinguished Professor of Criminology at John Jay College, City University of New York, argues that the predominant model of media effects used in academic research has severe limitations and that these explain in part the contradiction and confusion in their results. Instead he argues for a theory which emphasises the narrative in which violence is placed rather than merely analysing violence into a series of disconnected bits.

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A restorative justice project entitled "Community Mediation", part of the EC1 New Deal initiative funded by Central Government is the focus of Matthew Humphreys article. Based in the Department of Law at the University of Surrey, Matthew suggests that whilst such schemes are complex to manage and require real commitment on the part of funders and participants, the offer real prospects of developing strategies for restorative justice, as well as empowering those involved to develop skills and find new opportunities.

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Andy Hickson, Director of Actionwork, outlines his work with theatre in education which provides a variety of anti-bullying programmes throughout the UK and abroad.

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