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Leading experts from around the world gathered to discuss and share latest research, policy and practice at the World Health Organisation (WHO) 3rd Milestones of a Global Campaign for Violence Prevention.

The event, which was hosted by the Violence Reduction Unit, saw over 200 international guests gather at the Scottish Police College at Tulliallan Castle, Fife .

Among the key speakers was Scottish Justice Minister Kenny MacAskill, who praised the Violence Reduction Unit for following the public health approach to violence as set out by the WHO.

Representing the WHO, Dr Etienne Krug, Director of the Department of Injuries and Violence Prevention, presented international progress on implementing the World Report on Violence and Health, WHO's landmark study which first explored violence as a public health issue.

Also present were Mexican Health Minister, Dr José Ángel Córdova, and Dr Kofi Ahmed, Chief Medical Officer of Ghana , who spoke about recent violence prevention initiatives in their countries.

Delegates participated in a series of insightful workshops addressing a range of issues around violence prevention.

Follow the links below to view keynote speeches and workshop presentations from the conference.

Day One - Tuesday 17th July

• Introductory remarks (PDF, 22Kb)
  Dr Catherine Le Gales-Camus, Assistant Director General, Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health, WHO
• Opening address (PDF, 35Kb)
  Kenny MacAskill MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Scottish Executive
• Violence and Health in Mexico (PDF, 2Mb)
  Dr Jose Angel Cordova, Minister of Health, Mexico
• Implementation of the first World Report on Violence and Health (PDF, 1.7Mb)
  Dr Etienne Krug, Director, Department of Injuries and Violence Prevention, WHO
• Actions on Violence in Scotland (PDF, 293Kb)
  Professor Peter Donnelly, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Scottish Executive
• Violence and Health in Ghana (PDF, 89Kb)
  Dr Kofi Ahmed, Chief Medical Officer, Ghana
• Panel Discussion: Getting serious about violence prevention
  - Mr Milton Mutto, Executive Director, Injury Control Centre, Uganda
  - Professor Irvin Waller (PDF, 414Kb), Professor of Criminology, University of Ottawa
  - Dr Jacquelyn Campbell (PDF, 1.6Mb), Anna D Wolfe Chair, John Hopkins University School of Nursing, USA
  - Mr Gary Yates, President and CEO, The California Wellness Foundation, USA

Day Two – Wednesday 18th July

• Panel Discussion: Scaling up and producing visible violence prevention results
  - Dr Vincent Felitti (PDF, 105Kb), Chief of Preventative Medicine, Kaiser Permanente, USA
  - Dr Kevin Browne, Director, School of Psychology, University of Liverpool, UK
  - Dr Elizabeth Ward, Director, Disease Prevention and Control, Division of Health Promotion and Protection, Ministry of Health, Jamaica
  - Dr Manuel Eisner (PDF, 198Kb), Deputy Director, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, UK
  - Dr Charlotte Watts, Head, Health Policy Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
• Special Plenary: The roots of empathy and the primary prevention of violence (pps, 24Kb)
  - Ms Mary Gordon, President, Roots of Empathy, Canada
  - Video: CTV National News (mpg, 11Mb)
  - Video: Breaking the Intergenerational Cycle (mpg, 6Mb)
  - Video: Vancouver Dialogues (mpg, 19Mb)
  - Video: CBC National News (mpg, 26Mb)
  - Video: Wishes for Baby (mpg, 8Mb)

Day Two - Workshops

• Information for Violence Prevention Monitoring and Data Monitoring
  - Professor Jonathon Shepherd(PDF,861Kb), University of Cardiff
  - Anne Outwater (PDF, 319Kb), John Hopkins Centre for Global Health , USA
• Policy to Practise (PDF, 168Kb)
  - Richard Foggo, Scottish Executive
  - Gordon Phaneuf, Child Welfare League of Canada
• Early Years
  - Dr Suzanne Zeedyk (PDF, 1.9Mb), University of Dundee
  - George Hosking (PDF, 775Kb), The Wave Trust, UK
• Service Based Prevention of Repeat Victimisation (PDF, 713Kb)
  - Professor Ashraf Ayoub, Glasgow University Dental Hospital
  - Dr Christine Goodall, Glasgow University Dental School
  - Fiona Oakey, Alcohol and Facial Injuries Research Group, Glasgow University
• Life Skills and Training Diversion Programmes
  - Geoff Smith , Strathclyde Police, Scotland
  - Ian Fraser (PDF, 75Kb), Education and Social Care, Inverclyde Council, Scotland
• Policing and Criminal Justice – Less Law More Order
  - Professor Irvin Waller (PDF, 414Kb), University of Ottawa
  - Detective Chief Superintendent John Carnochan QPM (PDF, 338Kb), Violence Reduction Unit , Scotland
• Media and Violence Prevention
  - Professor Kevin Browne (PDF, 1.8Mb), University of Liverpool, England
  - Deputy Chief Constable Brian Moore (PDF, 170Kb), Surrey Police Force, England
• Gangs and Prevention
  - Alberto Concha Eastman, Pan American Health Organisation, USA  
  - Sergeant Paul Robertson (PDF, 267Kb), Strathclyde Police , Scotland
• Weapons and Violence Prevention
  - Robert Muggah (PDF, 575Kb), Small Arms Survey, Switzerland
  - Cindy Butts, Metropolitan Police Authority, England
• Advocacy for Prevention
  - Chris Green, White Ribbon Campaign , UK
  - Fran Henry, Global Violence Prevention Advocacy, USA
• Community Based Violence Prevention Strategies
  - Professor Leif Svanstrom, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
• Alcohol and Violence Prevention
  - Mark Bellis (PDF, 665Kb), Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University, England
  - Jack Law (PDF, 239Kb), Alcohol Focus Scotland
• Violence Prevention in Prisons and Places of Detention
  - Audrey Park (PDF, 110Kb), Governor, Her Majesty’s Prison Glenochil, Scotland 
  - Jan Ole Haagensen (PDF, 573Kb), International Department Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims, Denmark
• Outcome Evaluations (PDF, 271Kb)
  - Linda Dahlberg, Violence Prevention Division of the Centres for Disease Control, USA
  - Dr David Stone, Paediatric Epidemiology & Community Health Unit, University of Glasgow, Scotland

Day Three – Thursday 19th July

• Panel Discussion: Scaling up international support for violence prevention
  - Dr Paul Eavis, Senior Advisor Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration, Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery, United Nations Development Programme
  - Mr Richard Matzopoulos (PDF, 110Kb), Specialist Scientist, Violence and Injury Lead Programme, Medical Research Council South Africa
  - Dr Rodney Hammond, Director, Division of Violence Prevention, US CDC, USA
  - Mr Christopher Schmocker (PDF, 62Kb), Managing Director, UBS Optimus Foundation, Switzerland
  - Dr Horst Kloppenburg, Principal Administrator, Directorate General Health and Consumer Protection, European Commission, Luxembourg