Practice considerations when responding to peer-on-peer abuse

This research briefing provides an overview of the evidence relating to interventions, frameworks and approaches relevant when responding to peer-on-peer abuse among children and young people. It focuses on both those who cause harm and those who experience harm, recognising the overlaps in young people’s experiences. The briefing draws on findings from a rapid review of academic databases and grey literature from government and third sector organisations in Scotland. The aim of the review is to inform practice within Bairns’ Hoose Pathfinder programme for change in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire and other developing Bairns’ Hooses in Scotland. It maps a range of possible responses and frameworks, highlighting shared principles, benefits and tensions in practice for practitioners to consider. Given the nature of available evidence, it does not claim to identify ‘what works’ or recommend replicable practice.