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Scotland’s rate of accidental drowning is almost double the UK average Scotland carries a disproportionate rate of accidental drowning fatalities in comparison to other areas within the UK. This will come as little to surprise given that the country has an estimated 30,000 freshwater lochs and a huge coastline, giving residents and visitors considerable access...
There has been a lot of news content in relation to rural Scotland in the past month and, along with our own focus on rural and ‘remote’ areas we thought we’d give a brief summary below. There are some links if you’re interested in finding out more! Rural issues highlighted in Brexit report A report...
by David Barbour, SCSN Communications Officer February is LGBT History Month. It’s a month where LGBT people reflect on our past, present and future. We remember and celebrate those who came before us and the struggles they faced to progress legal equality and shift social attitudes, we take stock of where we are now, and...
60 second interview: Rose Fitzpatrick CBE QPM, Chair of Scotland’s National Suicide Prevention Leadership Group What do you think the main issues are in terms of preventing suicide and what do you hope the National Suicide Prevention Leadership Group, and that you as Chair can achieve? 680 people lost their lives to suicide in Scotland...
Our Question of the Month for January was drawn from our New Year, New Opportunities theme of our first newsletter of 2019. Last year was a busy year for us, and we’re optimistic about opportunities coming up in community safety and justice. We asked whether you felt optimistic about your work in the Community Safety/Justice...
We’ve just published our response to the Scottish Government’s recently launched consultation on Fireworks. We are working closely with our partners at the Building Safer Communities Programme to promote and support this consultation. You can download our response from the consultation responses page of our website. If you’d like to take part in the Scottish...
We are delighted to say that, after a competitive tendering process, Perform Green have been appointed to carry out research on Public Space CCTV. Perform Green have significant related experience and knowledge and will be able to deliver an incredibly useful piece to support community safety outcomes. Because of the tight timescale, Perform Green will...
Our December Question of the Month focussed on the fact that while the festive season can be a time of fun and celebration, many people can experience feelings of loneliness, isolation, stress and money worries. So we asked people, ‘Are you OK?’ The results were: 47% of people said yes 33% of people said no...
Tricia Spacey is currently working with SCSN on secondment from Fife Council on Safer Communities Improvement and Partnerships. At the end of 2018, she wrote a short blog post on her thoughts so far. Firstly a little introduction….I have worked in community safety in Fife since 2001, until 2015 within a policy role and...
A partnership review of Public Space CCTV. The Scottish Community Safety Network is taking forward work to review Public Space CCTV in Scotland. The research project (launched on 9 January) will review the current landscape for Public Space CCTV across Scotland and will identify future opportunities in terms of Community Safety Outcomes. COSLA, the Scottish...