The title of the new report is “What works to prevent partner violence: An evidence overview”. In the Executive summary Lori Heise calls for a shift in focus in strategies to prevent intimate partner violence: “The review focuses on efforts to prevent partner violence, rather than evaluating services that are available for victims. In focusing on prevention rather than mitigation or response, the review concentrates on interventions designed to reduce the overall level of violence in the medium to long term, rather than on interventions to meet the immediate needs of victims. This shifts the focus of inquiry away from interventions designed to improve services towards programmes and policies designed to influence the underlying determinants of partner violence”. > > > > Read More
