On 30.10.2017 the Social Activities and Practices Institute hosted a four-day international meeting entitled "Empowering the Child's Strengths for Violence Prevention" funded by the Oak Foundation. The forum, which took place in the Public Support Center - Pirotska, brought together representatives of the partner countries: Moldova, Latvia, Romania, Slovenia, Serbia, Macedonia and Albania.

During the first year of the project, five national trainings for trainers were organized to implement the Resilience Approach in the work of teachers, parents, professionals, with a total of 85 trainees trained. As a result, these trainers have conducted 15 trainings in Bulgaria, involving around 200 professionals (teachers, psychologists and social workers). Each partner country has conducted a study on: the extent of harassment and violence at school, the need to prevent violence, and the effectiveness of interventions for child victims of violence. The total number of respondents from all countries is 1082 -  195 parents, 289 children, 170 teachers and 77 social workers. It is foreseen to compare the results in these areas in the middle and at the end of the project.

During the meeting, the second adolescent resilience training "Adolescent Resilience: Promotive Factors That Inform Prevention" was held.