Making the Case and Building a Movement for Prevention
While the very existence of violence and high rates of victimization should be compelling enough to engage untapped allies, the reality is that moving from inaction to action requires a shift in culture. It requires movement building and social change. Preventing IPV is exactly this – an ongoing social change effort.
To create the broad-based impact that we want, prevention needs to be woven into the fabric of our culture.
Our partners in prevention need to be a part of our daily lives. Great IPV prevention efforts do not happen in a vacuum – they require an array of sustained and ever expanding partnerships with business, public health, social justice, service-delivery systems, and our own communities in an effort to create lasting and effective social change.
What this space offers and how it can be used
There are a variety of approaches for framing prevention to potential partners. This section provides materials and guidance for successfully making the case for prevention to funders and a wide array of community partners, including what we know about the impact that robust and sustainable primary prevention efforts can have in working to eliminate the root causes of IPV in our culture. It is a sharable resource to support state coalitions, local programs, and prevention practitioners in reaching untapped and/or potential allies in their work to prevent IPV. Each page is designed to engage the particular audience it specifies and offers downloadable tools to further incorporate into your own prevention engagement efforts.
- Partners in Business & Policy
- Community Partners
- Allies in Health, Wellness, and Social Justice
- Advocates & Movement Makers