YouthLink Scotland is running a new pilot project in Falkirk District, aiming to create a new restorative community, which will be the first of its kind in Scotland.

No Knives, Better Lives (NKBL) is a prevention, early intervention and education programme in Scotland. The programme aims to help youth workers and practitioners working with young people to empower those who may be at risk of youth violence to choose a better path, supporting them to make more positive choices when it comes to knife crime and youth violence.

YouthLink Scotland is working with local partners to pilot the community-wide restorative approach, which aims to:

improve community wellbeing
improve inter- and intragenerational relationships
build conflict resolution skills
help community members find solutions to challenges
repair harm when things go wrong

YouthLink Scotland is holding a training date on NKBL, next Friday 27^th October, 9am – 3:30pm, for practitioners working with young people in communities, including education, youth work, health, social work, policing, and third sector groups and organisations. Attendees do not need to have prior experience or knowledge of restorative approaches, or restorative justice.

For further information, including how to attend the training date, please contact Emily Beever by email: ebeever@youthlink.scot