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Division of Violence Prevention VAW Activities HEALTH & HU OF NT VICES SER AN M US A Janet Saul Division of Violence Prevention CDC DEPAR TM E What I will cover Public health approach to violence prevention Division of Violence Prevention Activities Public Health Approach Develop & Test Prevention Strategies Assure Widespread Adoption Identify Risk & Protective Factors Define the Problem RESEARCH PRACTICE What’s the Problem? How Widespread is it? Define the Problem Surveillance: Uniform Definitions and Recommended Data Elements Improves and standardizes data collection Provides standards for describing acts of sexual violence National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Surveillance System (NISVSS) • In collaboration with DOJ & DOD • CDC will begin ongoing data collection during 2010 • Information will be collected on • Intimate partner and dating violence, including physical and psychological aggression, coercive control, sexual Violence • Sexual violence by non-intimate, including child sexual abuse, unwanted sexual situations or sexual touch, rape and attempted rape • Stalking • Will provide national and state-level data beginning in 2011 What contributes to the problem? What protects against it? Define the Problem Identify Risk & Protective Factors Risk & Protective Factor Research Bullying and SV perpetration Assessing the relation between SV perpetration and various bullying experiences Attempting to empirically determine which are shared and unique risk and protective factors 6th - 8th graders, data collection in the schools National Survey on Violence Experienced by Female Children and Youths in Swaziland Describe the magnitude of the problem of violence against children Identify potential risk and protective factors for violence against children Describe health consequences of exposure to sexual violence Use risk & protective factor data to help guide programs and policies to prevent violence against children What works to prevent the problem? Define the Problem Identify Risk & Protective Factors Develop & Test Prevention Strategies Effectiveness Research -- SafeDates (Research Practice) Past evidence of effectiveness effects on psychological, physical, and sexual dating violence perpetration & physical and sexual victimization (Foshee et al., 1996, 2005) Goals of current study Replicate original Safe Dates' study Examine factors influencing implementation Assess cost-effectiveness and cost-utility Evaluability (Research Practice) Programs Men Can Stop Rape Expect Respect (Safe Place) Goal – Ready for more extensive, rigorous eval Consistent implementation (e.g., curriculum) Behavioral outcomes Large enough scope Most rigorous design possible Where the Rubber Meets the Road… Define the Problem Identify Risk & Protective Factors Develop & Test Prevention Strategies Ensure Widespread Use Programmatic Activities -- SV Rape Prevention Education Program (RPE) Funds activities in 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and six U.S. territories Implements a variety of evidence-informed and culturally relevant prevention strategies Educational seminars, professional training, coalition building, and changing social norms Indicators and Measures Identified and developed short-term and immediate outcome and process measures for RPE • Ex: community mobilization Programmatic Activities -- IPV DELTA Program Emphasis on primary prevention 14 state domestic violence coalitions Activities Training, technical assistance and funding to local coordinated community responses (CCRs) Developing, implementing & evaluating strategies to prevent first-time perpetration and victimization Measuring Intimate Partner Violence Victimization and Perpetration: A Compendium of Assessment Tools Provides assessment tools with demonstrated reliability and validity Includes more than 20 scales Helps researchers and practitioners make informed decisions when choosing scales Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Programs Evaluation Guide Practical guidelines for planning and conducting evaluations Linking program goals, objectives, activities, outcomes, and evaluation strategies Data gathering sources and techniques Analyzing and interpreting the data and sharing the results THANK YOU!! For More Information: www.cdc.gov/injury 1-800-CDC-INFO The findings and conclusions in this presentation are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention