Medics against Violence (MAV) is a Scottish Charity that is involved with education and training in schools and to a range of professionals.
[5] MAV concentrated on schools in areas of urban deprivation or those with high levels of youth violence.
A joint initiative launched in 2010 with the VRU saw MAV train dentists to spot victims of domestic violence and signpost them towards help.
[9] By September 2015, around 2,000 people had received training, including some hairdressers and members of the fire and rescue service as well as dentists, doctors and vets.
At that point the Scottish Government announced £115,000 had been awarded to extend the Ask, Validate, Document and Refer (AVDR) programme to make it available to more professionals across Scotland.