ACEs Connection, a social network that helps communities develop the global Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) science movement has launched a new campaign called #AMillionVoicesToEndHitting #UseYours. The campaign is supported by The US Alliance to End the Hitting of Children, the NY Foundling Institute, the American Professional Society of Abuse of Children, StopSpanking.org.
The campaign also includes a video which features adults and children talking about corporal punishment.
Another new campaign launched this week aims to end violence in schools so that children can learn without fear. The campaign, which is called #SafetoLearn has been organised by The Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children and has already led to Sierra Leone’s Minister of Education Alpha O Timbo endorsing the Call to Action and committing to making all schools safe. The Partnership has offered some further reading on the subject, including a UNESCO report called “Behind the numbers: ending school violence and bullying”, and the Partnership’s latest report on corporal punishment around the world.