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Conference on responses to survivors' support & justice needs
Posted on October 19 2017 at 12:03
Cabinet Secretary for Justice Michael Matheson will open
Rape Crisis
Scotland’s forthcoming conference on ‘Responding to the support and
justice needs of survivors of sexual violence’, which takes place in Glasgow on 9th November.
The conference, which marks the 10th anniversary of Rape Crisis Scotland’s National Helpline, will include inputs on trauma, the impact of Rape Crisis Scotland’s National Advocacy Project (which supports survivors through the justice process), and will also look at ways in which services can be made more accessible.
Rape Crisis Scotland Helpline Anniversary Conference
Posted on October 4 2017 at 13:45
Rape Crisis Scotland’s National Helpline celebrates 10 years of supporting survivors this year and is holding a 10th Anniversary conference on 9th November.
This conference will
look at the developments the helpline has made, how the work has fed into wider
changes in policy and practice, as well as looking to the future.
Key note speakers include:
- Michael Matheson MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Justice
- Sandie Barton, Director of Operations, Rape Crisis Scotland
- Sandra Ferguson, Programme Manager NES Trauma Training Framework Team
- Stuart Houston, Detective Superintendent, National Rape Task Force
- Oona Brooks, Scottish Centre for Crime & Justice Research, University of Glasgow
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