One of the most vital yet successful coversations that VAV has had in the last year was during our meeting with Deputy Minister Nicola Sturgeon on October 5th 2011. Here, we shared an important dialogue with the Deputy Minister on the results of our ground-breaking survey, outlining what the young people of Scotland believe needs to change to improve the lives of those suffering from domestic abuse.
In particular, we discussed the areas of help and support, justice, schools and future participation with young people, including further VAV work. Ms. Sturgeon took our recommendations on board for the Spending Review and collectively we felt we made a real impact. After the meeting, we were told that Ms. Sturgeon felt that VAV-chair Chloe was the best chair she had ever met!
