Our VAV survey has finally been published! Thank you to all that took part, we had over 600 people complete it. These findings are now being used to help develop policies and influence the people in power with real young people’s voices. There was some shocking statistics that came out from it. These include:
• 28% said they would accept one-off violence from a partner
• 17% said they would accept one-off violence between parents
• 11% would accept forced sex
Considering the vast majority of respondents were aged 13-15 we think you’ll agree that these are some scary views. A copy of the survey is being sent to every high school in Scotland, and every MSP or person in power who expresses an interest. We’re so glad to finally get these young people’s voices out there and making a real difference 🙂
This photo is from an event in Parliament celebrating the publication of the survey in October 2011. Our wonderful allies Sandra White MSP and Stewart Maxwell MSP joined us in the photo-shoot!
To download the survey and related documents just click the links 🙂