Quit Fighting for Likes

A campaign and toolkit to support young people to navigate social media safely and prevent violence developed in partnership with the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit, No Knives, Better Lives and Medics Against Violence.

Campaign materials

View and download the campaign materials, including the video and memes

Practitioner Toolkits

Our partners have developed accompanying practitioner resources for use in schools and youth groups across Scotland. Download the full range of resources by clicking the download button, or choose a resource from the list below.

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Resource Toolkit

Supporting young people to navigate social media safely and prevent violence.

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Upper Primary

Supporting children aged 10+ to navigate social media safely.

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Assembly Pack

Activities for school assemblies based on the Quit Fighting for Likes campaign.

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Peer Education

Explore sessions designed to be delivered to young people, by young people, on social media and violence.

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E-learning toolkit

Online e-learning format that gives a step-by-step guide to the Quit Fighting for Likes activities.

Need help or support?

Fearless Scotland

Fearless provides young people aged 11-18 years with key information about crime and give them a safe place to speak up with information 100% anonymously online or by calling 0800 555 111.

Childline

A free, private and confidential service for young people where you can talk about anything, online or on the phone by calling 0800 1111 anytime.

Breathing Space

Sometimes our thoughts and feelings overwhelm us to the point where it becomes difficult to cope with everyday life. Breathing Space can give you someone to talk to when you are feeling down. Call breathing space on 0800 83 85 87.

Social Media Privacy Guides

Get up to speed on how to set the right privacy settings on the most popular social media platforms. Get the guides

Niven Rennie

Director

Telephone: 01786 896785          Email: violence.reduction@scotland.pnn.police.uk

Niven has more than 30 years of operational policing experience in the United Kingdom. He joined Strathclyde Police in 1985 serving throughout the west of Scotland in a variety of ranks and positions before progressing to the rank of Chief Superintendent. Niven previously held the role of President of the Association of Scottish Police Superintendents where he represented the interests of the operational leaders of policing in Scotland.

On leaving Police Scotland in 2016 Niven took up the position of Chief Executive Officer of South Ayrshire Escape from Homelessness (SeAscape).

Niven was appointed director of the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit in July 2018.