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If trans people are seeking to self-medicate in those scenarios, are there ways of developing greater monitoring to understand the scale of that behaviour? I am in no doubt that there is a range of data on the issue that we need to develop.
I welcome the recognition that there may have been criminal behaviour by Post Office officials in Scotland, but I question the Lord Advocate’s suggestion that it is for the UK to take action to look at that at UK level.
Last week, Iain Munro of Creative Scotland said that the creative sector “informs and influences public opinion and behaviours ... but ... we need investment to ... achieve that.”
What approach are the police and partner agencies taking, as it is obvious that mental ill health is a huge contributory factor to offending behaviour? I have another issue that I would like to explore further.
Analysis of TIE’s work found that 93 per cent of pupils who participated in the school workshops had a stronger understanding of the impact of homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying behaviours and prejudice than before—that is just since September.
Traditionally, we understand—and any of us who has any relationship with cats knows—that their behaviour is not like that of dogs. They do not interact in the way that dogs do.
It is about knowing children, observing their behaviour and habits, and talking to other professionals about what has been observed—all in a climate of trust and openness.