'Our Kids...Our Future' Daily Record calls for action to help curb epidemic of youth violence

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The Daily Record’s articles on a series of horrific attacks on young people has sparked a fresh debate on how to end this cycle of violence Fuelled by a desire for online clicks, some teenagers are filming themselves taking part in scarcely believable acts of aggression.

Today we launch a new campaign called Our Kids...Our Future.We will speak to victims and their families, police, experts and young people themselves to find out how we can all play a part in tackling this damaging trend.We start by making three key demands… ● The Scottish Government and local councils must ring-fence funding to make sure every community has a place for teenagers to go ● Online tech giants must enforce fully their policies on tackling harmful content such as videos of young people attacking others ● Every adult in Scotland has a role to play – so take the lead in your community to help local children feel cared for and included Families of child victims, police chiefs and youth offending experts have called for action to help curb an epidemic of teenage violence in Scotland.Their plea follows a number of shocking attacks on kids in recent months highlighted by the Daily Record – and comes as we launch a campaign to try to halt the growing trend.

Angela Jarvis, the mum of an autistic schoolgirl who was beaten unconscious at a skatepark in Glasgow, said improved youth services are vital to help keep children safe.

Angela, 43, said: “What happened to Abbie is not right and I honestly don’t think she will ever return to school. She is going to be haunted by the attack for the rest of her life and she has been left with major trust issues.“Not enough is being done to tackle bullying and youth violence and it is only getting worse.