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Colm Walsh @violencestudies.bsky.social · 28d

What a pleasure to join @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social and @ulsteruni.bsky.social colleagues at the first jointly facilitated roundtable on violence and harm reduction. Thanks to @louisemallinder.bsky.social for chairing and @justice-ni.bsky.social for convening.

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Colm Walsh @violencestudies.bsky.social · Aug 11

Are you interested in understanding and preventing child criminal exploitation (CCE) or testing new community violence prevention interventions? Come on work with us @qubcriminology.bsky.social @slsshub.bsky.social !

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Colm Walsh @violencestudies.bsky.social · Aug 5

Challenging the orthodoxy of ACE dose-response effect among justice involved youth: “Results revealed curvilinear associations for several outcomes, including recidivism and internalizing symptoms, with diminishing effects at higher ACE levels.”

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

“Are More ACEs Always Worse? Exploring Nonlinear Associations with Youth Behavior” - Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Although it is assumed that more Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are associated with worse health and social problems, there is a lack of research testing alternative forms of the ACEs-outcome re...

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Ken Vogel @kenvogel.bsky.social · Jul 18

Bibi Netanyahu went to high school in the Philly burbs.

Students & alumni are calling for his photo to be removed from their wall of fame.

“I kind of see this guy as a war criminal these days," said one alum.

The alumni association & district officials are meeting about the matter this morning.

At Netanyahu’s U.S. Alma Mater, a Push to Remove Him From the Wall of Fame

www.nytimes.com

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Colm Walsh @violencestudies.bsky.social · Jul 10

With tensions already high, watch carefully over the next hours and days as to who is ‘protecting’ those dangerous bonfires from being made safe. #CCE #violence #exploitation

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Colm Walsh @violencestudies.bsky.social · Jul 8

Great idea to colocate justice and child and adolescent mental health services ⬇️

Youth Justice Agency @youthjusticeagency.bsky.social · Jul 7

We have been working with CAMHS since 2019 to develop an innovative approach to supporting young people in contact with the justice system with their mental health needs to help them address the challenges they face and reduce the likelihood of them re-offend.

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Colm Walsh @violencestudies.bsky.social · Jul 4

Violence, fast and slow:

www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

What We Get Wrong About Violent Crime

A Chicago criminologist challenges our assumptions about why most shootings happen—and what really makes a city safe.

www.newyorker.com

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Colm Walsh @violencestudies.bsky.social · Jul 2

Interesting episode with @stevechalke.bsky.social on understanding and preventing youth violence. Worth a listen.

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Colm Walsh @violencestudies.bsky.social · Jun 10

Still a few weeks to respond to Dept Justice NI consultation on simplifying court ordered disposals for children. If you work with children, please encourage them to respond @slsshub.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @qubcriminology.bsky.social

www.justice-ni.gov.uk/consultation...

Consultation on Court-Ordered Community Sentences for Children

The Department would like your views on our proposals to simplify the sentencing framework for children by replacing the existing seven court-ordered community sentences with a new, single, flexible o...

www.justice-ni.gov.uk

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Colm Walsh @violencestudies.bsky.social · May 10

Brilliant Veronique. Congrats

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Belfast Telegraph @belfasttelegraph.co.uk · May 6

School suspensions in Northern Ireland are at their highest level for more than a decade, with almost 5,400 pupils temporarily put out of the classroom in one year.

The reality of NI schools: Drugs, attacks and abuse as suspensions at highest level for more than a decade

School suspensions in Northern Ireland are at their highest level for more than a decade, with almost 5,400 pupils temporarily put out of the classroom in one year.

www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

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Colm Walsh @violencestudies.bsky.social · May 1

Thanks so much to EA youth services for facilitating space for some of @qubcriminology.bsky.social for a time out. Reflecting on research, impact and future directions

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Colm Walsh @violencestudies.bsky.social · Feb 20

Good luck Jess. Sounds great

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Colm Walsh @violencestudies.bsky.social · Feb 15

Along with @unioflimerick.bsky.social colleague Megan Ryan, we examined the role of gender and wellbeing re youth violence.
“Our findings and other research seem to suggest that improving well-being may not be a universal answer to violence reduction”.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Gendered Effect of Well-Being on Likelihood of Violence in Northern Irish Adolescents - Megan Ryan, Colm Walsh, 2025

Recent research demonstrates a rise in female-related violence. Associations between mental health and violence are well established, but the gender-specific im...

journals.sagepub.com

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Matt Ashby @mattashby.com · Feb 7

Review of evidence shows "policies that reduce economic desperation reduce property crime … but have [no effect on] violent crime". An important finding given how much money is spent on trying to reduce violence using employment, skills, etc.

Does Nothing Stop a Bullet Like a Job? The Effects of Income on Crime | Annual Reviews

Do jobs and income-transfer programs affect crime? The answer depends on why one is asking the question, which shapes what one means by “crime.” Many studies focus on understanding why overall crime...

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Colm Walsh @violencestudies.bsky.social · Feb 6

Thanks Teresa 😀

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Colm Walsh @violencestudies.bsky.social · Feb 6

Interested in ACEs, violence, conflict and outcomes? Check out our prevalence study launched today:

www.justice-ni.gov.uk/news/landmar...

Landmark study reveals widespread impact of childhood trauma in Northern Ireland

“For the first time, the true extent of childhood trauma and its impact on all people in Northern Ireland has been documented and measured for all to see.”

www.justice-ni.gov.uk

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Peter Donaghy @peterdonaghy.bsky.social · Jan 23

The equivalent of a Category 2 hurricane due to hit County Clare in the next few hours

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Colm Walsh @violencestudies.bsky.social · Jan 2

An evidence supported model for engaging ym around the themes of violence and masculinity: www.endingtheharm.com/news-and-eve...

Y-Box - New violence prevention model developed to help tackle male youth violence - Ending The Harm

A new violence prevention programme has been developed to help address the growing issue of male youth violence. The Y-Box model is a targeted, evidence-based programme that works with young men age...

www.endingtheharm.com

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · Dec 27

Telegraph (Fraser Nelson)

"Our immigrant population has almost doubled while our crime rate has halved....we seem to have attracted immigrants who, by and large, are prone to integrate and strengthen the social fabric."

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Colm Walsh @violencestudies.bsky.social · Dec 21

A saint and a scholar. Perfect tone for the presidents Christmas message:
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Christmas Message from President Michael D. Higgins 2024

YouTube video by Áras an Uachtaráin

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Colm Walsh @violencestudies.bsky.social · Dec 18

So many questions...
youthendowmentfund.org.uk/reports/chil...

Positive activities, youth clubs and trusted adults | Youth Endowment Fund

In this report, we explore children’s access to positive activities, youth clubs and trusted adult figures. Here’s what we found. Most children do positive activities. Activities such as sports progra...

youthendowmentfund.org.uk

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Colm Walsh @violencestudies.bsky.social · Dec 17

One for the diary 📔

Join us for the launch of the first ever study on the Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Northern Ireland.

Click the link to register 👇

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/aces-preva...

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Colm Walsh @violencestudies.bsky.social · Dec 14

😮 As a policy decision, this seems very problematic and short sighted. Not least because social sciences, along with other disciplines, help address some of societies most wicked problems.
www.science.org/content/arti...

Amid cuts to basic research, New Zealand scraps all support for social sciences

Scientists shocked as “blue-sky” Marsden Fund has half its budget shifted to research focused on helping economy

www.science.org

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Colm Walsh @violencestudies.bsky.social · Dec 11

Great day with EU colleagues kicking off the new EUDA programme at Leiden on diverting children from organised crime and exploitation. Well done to REPPP (Limerick) in facilitating the event.

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