The Science of Scale for Violence Prevention: A New Agenda for Family Strengthening in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

Journal: Frontiers in public health

Volume: 9

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Year of Publication: 2021

Affiliated Institutions:  Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom. Department of Psychology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. Department of Global Health, Institute for Life Course Health Research, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa. Catholic Relief Services, Baltimore, MD, United States. Clowns Without Borders South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa. Department of Psychology, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines. Department of Psychology, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States. Division of Global HIV and TB, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States. Agency for Research and Development Initiative, Juba, South Sudan. Department of Injury and Violence Prevention, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. The Seven Passes Initiative, Wilderness, South Africa. Pact Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States. UNICEF Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro. Institute for Psychology, Universitat Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt, Austria. Department of Psychology, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany. School of Psychology, Bangor University, Bangor, United Kingdom. Pact Eswatini, Mbabane, Eswatini. Division of Violence Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States. Schola Empirica, Prague, Czechia. Catholic Relief Services DRC, Gombe, Democratic Republic of Congo. Emmanuel Hospital Association, New Delhi, India. Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, St. Cyril and Methodius University Skopje, Skopje, Macedonia. Catholic Relief Services Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe.

Abstract summary 

Ending all violence against children by 2030 is a core part of Sustainable Development Goals 5 and 16. A number of promising violence reduction strategies have been identified in research studies. However, we lack an understanding of the implementation and impact of these programs in respect to their delivery at a large scale or within existing service systems, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We advocate for greater collaboration between researchers, policymakers, donors, governments, non-governmental organizations, and program managers and staff to study how violence prevention programs operate on a large scale. We describe a new initiative aiming to foster such collaborations in the field of family strengthening programs.

Authors & Co-authors:  Shenderovich Yulia Y Lachman Jamie M JM Ward Catherine L CL Wessels Inge I Gardner Frances F Tomlinson Mark M Oliver Daniel D Janowski Roselinde R Martin Mackenzie M Okop Kufre K Sacolo-Gwebu Hlengiwe H Ngcobo Lindokuhle L LL Fang Zuyi Z Alampay Liane L Baban Adriana A Baumann Ana A AA de Barros Regina Benevides RB Bojo Samuel S Butchart Alexander A Dippenaar Wilmi W Exavery Amon A Fang Xiangming X Ferdinandi Ida I Foran Heather M HM Heinrichs Nina N Hutchings Judy J Kisyombe Daisy D Massetti Greta G Mazak Jaromir J Mbuyi Henry H Singh Pratibha P Polsky Kenneth K Rakotomalala Sabine S Raleva Marija M Savo Richard R Cluver Lucie L

Study Outcome 

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Statistics
Citations :  Hillis S, Mercy J, Amobi A, Kress H. Global prevalence of past-year violence against children: a systematic review and minimum estimates. Pediatrics. (2016) 137:e20154079. 10.1542/peds.2015-4079
Authors :  36
Identifiers
Doi : 581440
SSN : 2296-2565
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Child
Other Terms
implementation science;parenting;parenting (MeSH);violence against children and adolescents;violence—prevention and control
Study Design
Study Approach
Country of Study
Publication Country
Switzerland