Lara Snowdon

Lara Snowdon
Liverpool John Moores University | LJMU · Public Health Institute

Master of Public Health
Violence Prevention Programme Lead at Public Health Wales

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Introduction
Leading the Violence Prevention Programme at Public Health Wales, I manage a multi-disciplinary team working to develop and implement a public health approach to violence prevention. As a Postgraduate Researcher at LJMU, I am undertaking a PhD in Public Health. My research focuses on the primary prevention of interpersonal violence through a public health approach.
Additional affiliations
August 2019 - present
Public Health Wales
Position
  • Violence Prevention Programme Lead
Description
  • In this role, I am the National Programme Lead for Violence Prevention at Public Health Wales, as well as leading the public health activity in the Wales Violence Prevention Unit (VPU)/ Uned Atal Trais. The VPU seeks to implement and provide strategic leadership for a public health approach to violence prevention for Wales. I manage a multi-disciplinary team of public health specialists, researchers and analysts who provide public health and policing expertise and technical support.
Education
September 2014 - July 2017
University of the West of England
Field of study
  • Public Health
September 2010 - September 2011
University of Bristol
Field of study
  • Gender and International Relations
September 2007 - July 2010
University of Bath
Field of study
  • Social Policy

Publications

Publications (15)
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In recent years, there has been a surge of interest in violence as a public health issue. Preventing violence before it occurs and developing effective response strategies are key to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and improving health and well-being. This systematic scoping review explores the role of public health frame...
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Introduction Hospital-based violence intervention programmes (HVIPs), based in Emergency Departments (EDs) have been proposed as a public health response to violence. These programmes address the underlying reasons why patients are exposed to violence. In addressing any underlying modifiable risks and vulnerabilities HVIPs can reduce patients’ expo...
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This article seeks to understand the experiences of bystanders to domestic violence and abuse (DVA) during the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales. Globally, professionals voiced concern over the COVID-19 restrictions exacerbating conditions for DVA to occur. Yet evidence suggests this also increased opportunities for bystanders to become aware of DVA and t...
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Sexual harassment is pervasive and often hidden, occurring on a continuum of violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence (VAWDASV), and often underpinned by problematic attitudes and beliefs. Bystander interventions have been shown to illicit positive outcomes in VAWDASV prevention. Therefore, the Wales Violence Prevention Unit crea...
Technical Report
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#SafeToSay seeks to prevent sexual harassment through encouraging prosocial bystander responses towards sexual harassment or its warning signs in night life spaces. Building on the evaluation of Phase One of #SafeToSay, Phase Two was delivered by the Wales Violence Prevention Unit, with funding from the South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner, a...
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Violence among children and young people (CYP) is a complex societal issue that has detrimental impacts on the health and well-being of children, young people, and adults throughout their lives. Population health research tells us that CYP are adversely at risk of experiencing violence and are at higher risk of experiencing multiple forms of violen...
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This review identifies effective practice for the prevention of violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence (VAWDASV). The review is underpinned by public health principles which provide a useful framework to understand the causes and consequences of violence as well as prevention. This systematic evidence assessment had two stages:...
Technical Report
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Violence is preventable, and ending violence is possible. Through the development of the Wales Without Violence Framework, children, young people and professionals have dared to imagine a society in which we all live free from violence.
Technical Report
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/941380/Bystander_interventions_report.pdf
Technical Report
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This report explores the impact of COVID-19 and the associated health protection measures on children and young people through a review of the available literature and analysis of multi-agency data. The review assess the impact of the public health measures on vulnerable children, including those from most deprived areas, and who are exposed to adv...

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