The Rt Hon Stephen McPartland

There was much discussion about what can be done in the future and people spoke about the programmes that are available to help both the victims of violence as well as its perpetrators; it was felt that new ways of working need to be found and that time in schools would be well spent talking about mutual respect and the dynamics of relationships.

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