Primary prevention of violence against women compiled by Inara Walden
By: Walden, Inara
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ArticleSeries: ADFVC fast facts.Publisher: Sydney, NSW : Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse, 2014Description: electronic document (5 p.); PDF file: 380.75 KB.Subject(s): RECOMMENDED READING | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | PRIMARY PREVENTION | VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN | AUSTRALIAADFVC fast facts, 12, February 2014Summary: Note - ADFVC papers are not currently available online. Please contact NZFVC or ANROWS to obtain this paper. Primary prevention strategies try to prevent violence before it takes place, by seeking to understand and target known risk factors for perpetration or victimisation. This is sometimes described as an ‘upstream’ approach to health promotion (WHO, 2007, p. 5). This Fast Facts provides an overview of the public health model, upon which most prevention strategies rest, and its application in the VAW sector in Australia. (from the document)
ADFVC fast facts, 12, February 2014
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Note - ADFVC papers are not currently available online. Please contact NZFVC or ANROWS to obtain this paper. Primary prevention strategies try to prevent violence before it takes place, by seeking to understand and target known risk factors for perpetration or victimisation. This is sometimes described as an ‘upstream’ approach to health promotion (WHO, 2007, p. 5). This Fast Facts provides an overview of the public health model, upon which most prevention strategies rest, and its application in the VAW sector in Australia. (from the document)
