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Reflecting on primary prevention of violence against women : Inara Walden and Liz Wall the public health approach

By: Walden, Inara.
Contributor(s): Wall, Liz.
Material type: materialTypeLabelArticleSeries: ACSSA issues.Publisher: Melbourne, Vic.: Australian Institute of Family Studies, 2014Description: electronic document (24 pages); PDF file: 1.92 MB; HTML available; electronic document (23 p.); PDF file: 705.59 KB; HTML.ISSN: 1833-7864 (online).Subject(s): DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | PRIMARY PREVENTION | VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN | PREVENTION | CHILD ABUSE | AUSTRALIAOnline resources: Click here to access online ACSSA issues, 2014, no.19Summary: "Australia has committed to a public health approach to preventing violence against women, transforming how policies and programming address this difficult social issue. The aim is to prevent the problem from occurring in the first place by directing policy and strategies towards changing the underlying causes, behaviours and attitudes that lead to the perpetration of violence against women. This Issues Paper provides reflections on Australia’s efforts in primary prevention of violence against women and offers suggestions for the next steps to continue the momentum." (Authors' abstract). This paper was a collaborative work between the Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault and the Australian Family and Domestic Violence Clearinghouse.
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ACSSA issues, 2014, no.19

"Australia has committed to a public health approach to preventing violence against women, transforming how policies and programming address this difficult social issue. The aim is to prevent the problem from occurring in the first place by directing policy and strategies towards changing the underlying causes, behaviours and attitudes that lead to the perpetration of violence against women. This Issues Paper provides reflections on Australia’s efforts in primary prevention of violence against women and offers suggestions for the next steps to continue the momentum." (Authors' abstract). This paper was a collaborative work between the Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault and the Australian Family and Domestic Violence Clearinghouse.