Intervention & Prevention Content Topic Results

This supplement to the Bahá’í guidelines on “Developing Distinctive Bahá’í Communities,” offers a policy statement and recommendations for addressing domestic violence in the context of Bahá’í principles, laws, and exhortations. It outlines the roles and responsibilities of individuals and local spiritual assemblies, and offers resources and references for additional support.

An adaptation of the Power & Control Wheel, this illustration describes abusive tactics that batterers use to control their victims, focusing on how they may be experienced by battered immigrant and refugee women.

Overview of potential sources of harm to children from contact with batterers, recommendations for evaluating risk, and assessment guidelines that professionals can apply in cases where a batterer admits to a history of abusiveness.

This manual was created support the work of establishing a support group for battered Spanish-speaking women. It is intended for use by any group or organization that wants to start a Spanish-language support group in their area.

This document reviews the literature on education of nurses in domestic violence and informs educators, researchers, and policy makers about the gaps in nursing education in the area of violence against women.

This document examines the issues of dating violence, sexual harassment and bullying, their interrelationship, and offers a rationale for school-based programs.

This one-hour program for use in Christian education offers basic information on domestic violence, as well as concrete ideas about how congregations can become involved in prevention and can offer a safe space for battered women.

This report presents findings from focus groups and critical conversations on the progress and challenges faced by Women of Color working at sexual assault coalitions.

This paper outlines Australian community education campaigns directed at men and the dilemmas with which they deal. It then identifies five key challenges in such work.

This document reviews juvenile BIPs, identifies risk factors for teen dating violence perpetration, describes efforts to prevent re-offenses, discusses shortcomings inherent in post-crisis intervention, and outlines current challenges within the field.

This paper offers a research on DV and homelessness and trends in federal housing policy. A model for conducting a community assessment of local housing needs includes critical thinking questions on an organization’s capacity for housing advocacy.

This document is a readable, easily understood review of how the brain develops, the effects of maltreatment on brain development, and implications for policy and practice.