Intervention & Prevention Content Topic Results
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Results displayed are grouped first by VAWnet Special Collections then by individual related materials. For assistance in locating a resource, use our online contact form.
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- General Material
January 2009
Engaging Bystanders in Sexual Violence Prevention
Publisher(s):This book presents a compelling orientation to the importance of engaging bystanders in sexual violence prevention.
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- General Material
January 2009
International Framework for Action to Prevent Trafficking in Persons Protocol
Publisher(s):This framework is a technical assistant tool designed to support UN member states to effectively implement the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, which is a protocol that obligates its ratifying states to prevent and combat trafficking in persons.
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- General Material
January 2009
Resilient Girls: Factors that Protect Against Delinquency
Publisher(s):This report examines issues among adolescents and how they differ for girls and boys; risk and protective factors associated with delinquency, including gender differences; and the causes and correlates of girls’ delinquency.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2009
Prairie Women Prepared for Disaster: An Emergency Planning Guide for Women’s Community Organizations
Publisher(s):This guide for women’s community organizations highlights the core tasks of creating and implementing a tailor-made emergency plan. The guide includes planning templates and additional reading and resources.
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- General Material
January 2009
Violence Prevention: The Evidence - Promoting gender equality to prevent violence against women
Publisher(s):This document reviews promising initiatives to promote gender equality and the effectiveness of such approaches in reducing VAW. These include school-based programs, community interventions such as microfinance, public awareness campaigns, and initiatives that engage men.
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- General Material
January 2009
Community Needs and Resources Assessment
Publisher(s):A needs and resources assessment is a systematic process of gathering and critically interpreting information (data) about a given problem. This 2-pager describes the process for identifying and prioritizing needs in 3 categories for the development of a primary prevention plan.
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- General Material
January 2009
Violence Prevention: The Evidence - Changing cultural and social norms that support violence
Publisher(s):This document discusses the role of cultural and social norms in promoting VAW and presents promising interventions aiming to change these norms. The document also identifies challenges in rigorously evaluating the effectiveness of such interventions.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2009
Returning Men to Honor: A Guidebook for Developing Intervention and Education Programs for Men Who Batter in Native Communities
Publisher(s):This manual by the Minnesota-based organization Mending the Sacred Hoop is a guide for how Native communities can develop Batterer Intervention Programs from the framework that men’s violence against women is based on a belief system rooted in the dynamics of power and control.
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- General Material
January 2009
The Intersection of Spirituality, Religion, and Intimate Partner Violence in the African American Community
Publisher(s):This monograph explores the role of the Black church in addressing intimate partner violence in the African American community, including recommendations for facilitating spiritual healing and freedom from intimate partner violence.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 2009
Rape Prevention and Risk Reduction: Review of the Research Literature for Practitioners
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This Applied Research paper examines both single- and mixed-gender rape prevention and risk reduction programs, and provides suggestions for practitioners to design, implement, and evaluate programs.
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- General Material
January 2009
Summary: Virginia's Plan for Primary Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence
Publisher(s):This statewide plan was based on a systematic 10-step planning process called “Getting to Outcomes.” The goal was to create and implement evidence-based strategies that prevent first-time perpetration of intimate partner violence.
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- General Material
January 2009
Domestic Abuse, Stalking and Harassment and Honour Based Violence (DASH, 2009) Risk Identification and Assessment and Management Model
Publisher(s):This document describes the DASH risk assessment tool that was designed for practitioners who work with victims of domestic abuse in the UK in order to help them identify those who are at high risk of harm.