Greening: A Violence Prevention and Reduction Strategy

“Greening” is a strategy used to modify the physical and social environment, to prevent multiple forms of violence by creating community-level protective factors.

A growing body of evidence supports Greening activities as a violence prevention and reduction strategy. This document from PreventConnect explores Greening as a strategy to advance health equity and prevent sexual and intimate partner violence. The resources compiled in this report are intended to build practitioner toolkits to make the case for Greening.