TY  - BOOK
AU  - Butchart, Alexander
ED  - World Health Organization
TI  - Preventing violence: a guide to implementing the recommendations of the World Report on Violence and Health
SN  - 9241592079
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Geneva
PB  - World Health Organization
KW  - RECOMMENDED READING
KW  - CHILDREN
KW  - FVC
KW  - DATA COLLECTION
KW  - FAMILIES
KW  - HEALTH SERVICES
KW  - MONITORING
KW  - OFFENDERS
KW  - PREVENTION
KW  - PROGRAMMES
KW  - RISK ASSESSMENT
KW  - SOCIAL SERVICES
KW  - SUPPORT SERVICES
KW  - SURVIVORS
KW  - VICTIMS
KW  - INTERNATIONAL
N1  -  Written by Alexander Butchart, et al.
This item is in the NZFVC Good Practice Database.; Recommended reading
N2  - The guidelines contained in this document describe a public health approach to the prevention of interpersonal violence. They have been prepared as a result of the 2002 publication "World Report on Violence and Health", which recommended the engagement of governments and stakeholders at all levels of decision making to respond to the multifaceted nature of violence. To that end, a total of nine country-level activities were recommended. The report showed that investment in multi-sectoral strategies, as a way of preventing interpersonal violence, was a necessary step and that health sector leadership was an essential component. Six of the nine recommendations are contained in this guide: increasing the capacity for collecting data on violence; researching violence - its causes, consequences and prevention; promoting the primary prevention of interpersonal violence; promoting gender and social equality and equity to prevent violence; strengthening care and support services for victims; and developing a national action plan of action. Promoting a multi-sectoral, data-driven and evidence-based approach, these guidelines provide conceptual, policy and practical advice on how to implement each of the six country-level activities. An ecological model is used to assist in the understanding of the causes, consequences and prevention of interpersonal violence. It is emphasised that countries using the guidelines will require both a multi-sectoral involvement and clear leadership for the success of the intended outcome of prevention of interpersonal violence. Where countries are lacking resources for achieving certain aspects of the recommendations, the information in the guide will be useful for planning processes
UR  - https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/43014/9241592079.pdf
UR  - https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9241592079
ER  -