Public Health Scotland (PHS) is supporting this year’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign, joining a global call for action to prevent violence against women and girls.
Beginning tomorrow (Saturday 25 November) on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and ending on Human Rights Day (Sunday 10 December), the campaign highlights the prevalence and extent of this type of violence across the world, and encourages organisations to show how they are investing in gender-based violence prevention.
This year’s theme in Scotland is ‘Imagine a Scotland without Gender-Based Violence’. At PHS this will help us focus on the actions needed to improve public health across a range of outcomes and create a Scotland where all individuals are equally safe and respected.