TY - SER AU - Walden, Inara TI - Primary prevention of violence against women PY - 2014/// CY - Sydney, NSW : PB - Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse, KW - RECOMMENDED READING KW - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE KW - INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE KW - PRIMARY PREVENTION KW - VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN KW - AUSTRALIA N1 - ADFVC fast facts, 12, February 2014; Recommended reading N2 - 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) ER -