Prevention Collaborative
@prevention-collaborative.org
We are a growing global network of activists, practitioners and researchers seeking to “re-imagine prevention" to end violence against women and their children.
https://prevention-collaborative.org/
https://prevention-collaborative.org/
🚀 Stay informed with the latest insights on violence prevention.
✍️ Sign up for the Prevention Collaborative Digest today!
Join our community: https://cutt.ly/vrMRCr9m
#PreventionCollaborative
✍️ Sign up for the Prevention Collaborative Digest today!
Join our community: https://cutt.ly/vrMRCr9m
#PreventionCollaborative
December 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
🚀 Stay informed with the latest insights on violence prevention.
✍️ Sign up for the Prevention Collaborative Digest today!
Join our community: https://cutt.ly/vrMRCr9m
#PreventionCollaborative
✍️ Sign up for the Prevention Collaborative Digest today!
Join our community: https://cutt.ly/vrMRCr9m
#PreventionCollaborative
@who.int announced the 2nd edition of the RESPECT framework for preventing violence against women. It provides updated evidence for violence prevention, including from humanitarian contexts—closing a major gap in crises zones.
👉 cutt.ly/HtiWcLWM
#PreventionCollaborative
👉 cutt.ly/HtiWcLWM
#PreventionCollaborative
December 11, 2025 at 3:57 AM
@who.int announced the 2nd edition of the RESPECT framework for preventing violence against women. It provides updated evidence for violence prevention, including from humanitarian contexts—closing a major gap in crises zones.
👉 cutt.ly/HtiWcLWM
#PreventionCollaborative
👉 cutt.ly/HtiWcLWM
#PreventionCollaborative
On the eve of Human Rights Day, we pause to honor the memory of our dear friend and colleague, Crystal Dicks, whose life and work embodied equality and justice. Her dedication to creating a world free from violence continues to inspire us.
Rest in power, Crystal 💜
#PreventionCollaborative #16Days
Rest in power, Crystal 💜
#PreventionCollaborative #16Days
December 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
On the eve of Human Rights Day, we pause to honor the memory of our dear friend and colleague, Crystal Dicks, whose life and work embodied equality and justice. Her dedication to creating a world free from violence continues to inspire us.
Rest in power, Crystal 💜
#PreventionCollaborative #16Days
Rest in power, Crystal 💜
#PreventionCollaborative #16Days
📺 Edutainment is a promising strategy for scaling violence prevention efforts.
📚 Our brief reviews the effectiveness of #edutainment on anti-violence attitudes, norms, and behaviours and highlights key implications for practice and research.
👉🏾 https://cutt.ly/wtyJOPms
#PreventionCollaborative
📚 Our brief reviews the effectiveness of #edutainment on anti-violence attitudes, norms, and behaviours and highlights key implications for practice and research.
👉🏾 https://cutt.ly/wtyJOPms
#PreventionCollaborative
December 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
📺 Edutainment is a promising strategy for scaling violence prevention efforts.
📚 Our brief reviews the effectiveness of #edutainment on anti-violence attitudes, norms, and behaviours and highlights key implications for practice and research.
👉🏾 https://cutt.ly/wtyJOPms
#PreventionCollaborative
📚 Our brief reviews the effectiveness of #edutainment on anti-violence attitudes, norms, and behaviours and highlights key implications for practice and research.
👉🏾 https://cutt.ly/wtyJOPms
#PreventionCollaborative
🚸 Strengthening the mental health of parents and caregivers can prevent family violence.
In this evidence review, @erinstern.bsky.social outlines how prevention programmes improve parental mental health to mitigate risks of child maltreatment.
🔗 https://cutt.ly/ftyF4KWM
#PreventionCollaborative
In this evidence review, @erinstern.bsky.social outlines how prevention programmes improve parental mental health to mitigate risks of child maltreatment.
🔗 https://cutt.ly/ftyF4KWM
#PreventionCollaborative
December 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
🚸 Strengthening the mental health of parents and caregivers can prevent family violence.
In this evidence review, @erinstern.bsky.social outlines how prevention programmes improve parental mental health to mitigate risks of child maltreatment.
🔗 https://cutt.ly/ftyF4KWM
#PreventionCollaborative
In this evidence review, @erinstern.bsky.social outlines how prevention programmes improve parental mental health to mitigate risks of child maltreatment.
🔗 https://cutt.ly/ftyF4KWM
#PreventionCollaborative
❓Can policy reform help reduce intimate partner violence?
In this @thesvri.bsky.social podcast, @lizdarts.bsky.social, Dr. Rachael Pierotti, and Dr. Tara Cookson discuss how policy reform can shape safer, more equitable societies.
🎙️Tune in: https://cutt.ly/3ttpnorr
#UnderutilisedStrategies
In this @thesvri.bsky.social podcast, @lizdarts.bsky.social, Dr. Rachael Pierotti, and Dr. Tara Cookson discuss how policy reform can shape safer, more equitable societies.
🎙️Tune in: https://cutt.ly/3ttpnorr
#UnderutilisedStrategies
November 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
❓Can policy reform help reduce intimate partner violence?
In this @thesvri.bsky.social podcast, @lizdarts.bsky.social, Dr. Rachael Pierotti, and Dr. Tara Cookson discuss how policy reform can shape safer, more equitable societies.
🎙️Tune in: https://cutt.ly/3ttpnorr
#UnderutilisedStrategies
In this @thesvri.bsky.social podcast, @lizdarts.bsky.social, Dr. Rachael Pierotti, and Dr. Tara Cookson discuss how policy reform can shape safer, more equitable societies.
🎙️Tune in: https://cutt.ly/3ttpnorr
#UnderutilisedStrategies
🔍 Want the latest insights on violence prevention? Sign up for the Prevention Collaborative Digest today and stay informed.
🌐 Join our community: https://cutt.ly/ZttpcghE
#UnderutilisedStrategies
🌐 Join our community: https://cutt.ly/ZttpcghE
#UnderutilisedStrategies
November 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🔍 Want the latest insights on violence prevention? Sign up for the Prevention Collaborative Digest today and stay informed.
🌐 Join our community: https://cutt.ly/ZttpcghE
#UnderutilisedStrategies
🌐 Join our community: https://cutt.ly/ZttpcghE
#UnderutilisedStrategies
✨ Underutilised strategies—promising approaches that are not yet used widely—can scale and deepen the impact of traditional violence prevention programmes.
👉🏾 Learn more in our Knowledge Hub: https://cutt.ly/qr48xdYG
#UnderutilisedStrategies
👉🏾 Learn more in our Knowledge Hub: https://cutt.ly/qr48xdYG
#UnderutilisedStrategies
November 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
✨ Underutilised strategies—promising approaches that are not yet used widely—can scale and deepen the impact of traditional violence prevention programmes.
👉🏾 Learn more in our Knowledge Hub: https://cutt.ly/qr48xdYG
#UnderutilisedStrategies
👉🏾 Learn more in our Knowledge Hub: https://cutt.ly/qr48xdYG
#UnderutilisedStrategies
💡 Harmful alcohol use and poor mental health are key risk factors for IPV. Integrating strategies that address these factors in prevention programmes can deepen their impact.
📖 Read insights from experts in this report: https://cutt.ly/Pttpy9Af
#UnderutilisedStrategies
📖 Read insights from experts in this report: https://cutt.ly/Pttpy9Af
#UnderutilisedStrategies
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
💡 Harmful alcohol use and poor mental health are key risk factors for IPV. Integrating strategies that address these factors in prevention programmes can deepen their impact.
📖 Read insights from experts in this report: https://cutt.ly/Pttpy9Af
#UnderutilisedStrategies
📖 Read insights from experts in this report: https://cutt.ly/Pttpy9Af
#UnderutilisedStrategies
As we mark the start of the #16Days, it’s vital to recognise the promise of policy change in helping prevent violence at scale.
Discover how we’re strengthening the evidence base on the most promising policy and legal reforms for violence prevention 👇
#UnderutilisedStrategies
Discover how we’re strengthening the evidence base on the most promising policy and legal reforms for violence prevention 👇
#UnderutilisedStrategies
November 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
As we mark the start of the #16Days, it’s vital to recognise the promise of policy change in helping prevent violence at scale.
Discover how we’re strengthening the evidence base on the most promising policy and legal reforms for violence prevention 👇
#UnderutilisedStrategies
Discover how we’re strengthening the evidence base on the most promising policy and legal reforms for violence prevention 👇
#UnderutilisedStrategies
❓ What can communities do about harmful alcohol use?
In South Africa, Sonke Gender Justice guides communities to:
✅ Learn about liquor laws and how to use them
✅ Form committees to tackle liquor-related issues
📖Learn how: https://cutt.ly/DtrkDpLo
#UnderutilisedStrategies
In South Africa, Sonke Gender Justice guides communities to:
✅ Learn about liquor laws and how to use them
✅ Form committees to tackle liquor-related issues
📖Learn how: https://cutt.ly/DtrkDpLo
#UnderutilisedStrategies
November 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
❓ What can communities do about harmful alcohol use?
In South Africa, Sonke Gender Justice guides communities to:
✅ Learn about liquor laws and how to use them
✅ Form committees to tackle liquor-related issues
📖Learn how: https://cutt.ly/DtrkDpLo
#UnderutilisedStrategies
In South Africa, Sonke Gender Justice guides communities to:
✅ Learn about liquor laws and how to use them
✅ Form committees to tackle liquor-related issues
📖Learn how: https://cutt.ly/DtrkDpLo
#UnderutilisedStrategies
Parental mental health isn't just an individual issue—it's a structural one, deeply tied to patriarchal norms, power, & violence. Join this #MenEngageCoLab featuring @erinstern.bsky.social to explore how to end family violence.
📅 24 November
⏰ 3:00 PM CET
🔗 https://bit.ly/24NovCoLab
📅 24 November
⏰ 3:00 PM CET
🔗 https://bit.ly/24NovCoLab
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Parental mental health isn't just an individual issue—it's a structural one, deeply tied to patriarchal norms, power, & violence. Join this #MenEngageCoLab featuring @erinstern.bsky.social to explore how to end family violence.
📅 24 November
⏰ 3:00 PM CET
🔗 https://bit.ly/24NovCoLab
📅 24 November
⏰ 3:00 PM CET
🔗 https://bit.ly/24NovCoLab
🧘 How can mind-body practice support collective healing for GBV survivors?
📉 Move with HaRT shows promising results, with reduced PTSD, anxiety, and depression among survivors in Uganda & the Philippines.
Read the programme summary: https://cutt.ly/StrrFzq5
#UnderutilisedStrategies
📉 Move with HaRT shows promising results, with reduced PTSD, anxiety, and depression among survivors in Uganda & the Philippines.
Read the programme summary: https://cutt.ly/StrrFzq5
#UnderutilisedStrategies
November 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
🧘 How can mind-body practice support collective healing for GBV survivors?
📉 Move with HaRT shows promising results, with reduced PTSD, anxiety, and depression among survivors in Uganda & the Philippines.
Read the programme summary: https://cutt.ly/StrrFzq5
#UnderutilisedStrategies
📉 Move with HaRT shows promising results, with reduced PTSD, anxiety, and depression among survivors in Uganda & the Philippines.
Read the programme summary: https://cutt.ly/StrrFzq5
#UnderutilisedStrategies
💪Mental health interventions show striking potential to strengthen violence prevention.
🎙️In this episode of Prevention Collaborative Conversations, Lori Heise & Erin Stern unpack poor mental health as both a risk factor & outcome of VAWG.
Tune in: https://cutt.ly/TteCQN7s
#UnderutilisedStrategies
🎙️In this episode of Prevention Collaborative Conversations, Lori Heise & Erin Stern unpack poor mental health as both a risk factor & outcome of VAWG.
Tune in: https://cutt.ly/TteCQN7s
#UnderutilisedStrategies
November 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
💪Mental health interventions show striking potential to strengthen violence prevention.
🎙️In this episode of Prevention Collaborative Conversations, Lori Heise & Erin Stern unpack poor mental health as both a risk factor & outcome of VAWG.
Tune in: https://cutt.ly/TteCQN7s
#UnderutilisedStrategies
🎙️In this episode of Prevention Collaborative Conversations, Lori Heise & Erin Stern unpack poor mental health as both a risk factor & outcome of VAWG.
Tune in: https://cutt.ly/TteCQN7s
#UnderutilisedStrategies
Dear Digest Community 🌷
The November #Digest is here! 💌
Explore curated resources and upcoming webinars featuring underutilised strategies that strengthen violence prevention programmes.
📖 Read here: https://cutt.ly/Ste1WENl
The November #Digest is here! 💌
Explore curated resources and upcoming webinars featuring underutilised strategies that strengthen violence prevention programmes.
📖 Read here: https://cutt.ly/Ste1WENl
November 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Dear Digest Community 🌷
The November #Digest is here! 💌
Explore curated resources and upcoming webinars featuring underutilised strategies that strengthen violence prevention programmes.
📖 Read here: https://cutt.ly/Ste1WENl
The November #Digest is here! 💌
Explore curated resources and upcoming webinars featuring underutilised strategies that strengthen violence prevention programmes.
📖 Read here: https://cutt.ly/Ste1WENl
📜 Can reforming unequal inheritance rights reduce overall levels of violence against women (VAW)?
⚖️ In India, states that gave women equal inheritance rights saw a 36% drop in reported VAW over 28 years.
🔍 Explore the evidence: https://cutt.ly/CtwCvGZw
#UnderutilisedStrategies
⚖️ In India, states that gave women equal inheritance rights saw a 36% drop in reported VAW over 28 years.
🔍 Explore the evidence: https://cutt.ly/CtwCvGZw
#UnderutilisedStrategies
November 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
📜 Can reforming unequal inheritance rights reduce overall levels of violence against women (VAW)?
⚖️ In India, states that gave women equal inheritance rights saw a 36% drop in reported VAW over 28 years.
🔍 Explore the evidence: https://cutt.ly/CtwCvGZw
#UnderutilisedStrategies
⚖️ In India, states that gave women equal inheritance rights saw a 36% drop in reported VAW over 28 years.
🔍 Explore the evidence: https://cutt.ly/CtwCvGZw
#UnderutilisedStrategies
💡Research in Jordan shows that combining #CashTransfer with psychosocial support and gender discussion groups can improve and sustain resilience to gender-based violence.
📚 Read the full lessons learned and recommendations from IRC: https://cutt.ly/PtwXMKdr
#UnderutilisedStrategies
📚 Read the full lessons learned and recommendations from IRC: https://cutt.ly/PtwXMKdr
#UnderutilisedStrategies
November 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
💡Research in Jordan shows that combining #CashTransfer with psychosocial support and gender discussion groups can improve and sustain resilience to gender-based violence.
📚 Read the full lessons learned and recommendations from IRC: https://cutt.ly/PtwXMKdr
#UnderutilisedStrategies
📚 Read the full lessons learned and recommendations from IRC: https://cutt.ly/PtwXMKdr
#UnderutilisedStrategies
⚡#Edutainment is a promising yet underused strategy to prevent violence at scale.
🤖 ChattyCuz, a gamified chatbot in South Africa,helps young women navigate relationships—improving gender equitable attitudes & reducing IPV.
📉 Read the evaluation: https://cutt.ly/8twZ02ba
#UnderutilisedStrategies
🤖 ChattyCuz, a gamified chatbot in South Africa,helps young women navigate relationships—improving gender equitable attitudes & reducing IPV.
📉 Read the evaluation: https://cutt.ly/8twZ02ba
#UnderutilisedStrategies
November 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
⚡#Edutainment is a promising yet underused strategy to prevent violence at scale.
🤖 ChattyCuz, a gamified chatbot in South Africa,helps young women navigate relationships—improving gender equitable attitudes & reducing IPV.
📉 Read the evaluation: https://cutt.ly/8twZ02ba
#UnderutilisedStrategies
🤖 ChattyCuz, a gamified chatbot in South Africa,helps young women navigate relationships—improving gender equitable attitudes & reducing IPV.
📉 Read the evaluation: https://cutt.ly/8twZ02ba
#UnderutilisedStrategies
🎬 How can mass entertainment help prevent VAW & VAC?
#Edutainment is a promising yet underutilised strategy that can scale prevention, reaching more people at a relatively low cost.
🎥 Watch insights from innovative edutainment programmes: https://cutt.ly/PtwT0ngh
#UnderutilisedStrategies
#Edutainment is a promising yet underutilised strategy that can scale prevention, reaching more people at a relatively low cost.
🎥 Watch insights from innovative edutainment programmes: https://cutt.ly/PtwT0ngh
#UnderutilisedStrategies
November 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
🎬 How can mass entertainment help prevent VAW & VAC?
#Edutainment is a promising yet underutilised strategy that can scale prevention, reaching more people at a relatively low cost.
🎥 Watch insights from innovative edutainment programmes: https://cutt.ly/PtwT0ngh
#UnderutilisedStrategies
#Edutainment is a promising yet underutilised strategy that can scale prevention, reaching more people at a relatively low cost.
🎥 Watch insights from innovative edutainment programmes: https://cutt.ly/PtwT0ngh
#UnderutilisedStrategies
✨ Violence against women and children can be prevented within years, not generations with underutilised strategies.
📲 Learn more: https://cutt.ly/qr48xdYG
#UnderutilisedStrategies
📲 Learn more: https://cutt.ly/qr48xdYG
#UnderutilisedStrategies
November 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
✨ Violence against women and children can be prevented within years, not generations with underutilised strategies.
📲 Learn more: https://cutt.ly/qr48xdYG
#UnderutilisedStrategies
📲 Learn more: https://cutt.ly/qr48xdYG
#UnderutilisedStrategies
📝 Thank you to everyone who joined our Senior Associate @erinstern.bsky.social at#GMHSummit2025 this week!
💬 Let’s keep the conversation on the critical links between mental health, intimate partner violence, and child maltreatment going!
#UnderutilisedStrategies @gmhsummit.bsky.social
💬 Let’s keep the conversation on the critical links between mental health, intimate partner violence, and child maltreatment going!
#UnderutilisedStrategies @gmhsummit.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
📝 Thank you to everyone who joined our Senior Associate @erinstern.bsky.social at#GMHSummit2025 this week!
💬 Let’s keep the conversation on the critical links between mental health, intimate partner violence, and child maltreatment going!
#UnderutilisedStrategies @gmhsummit.bsky.social
💬 Let’s keep the conversation on the critical links between mental health, intimate partner violence, and child maltreatment going!
#UnderutilisedStrategies @gmhsummit.bsky.social
🎟️ In Cape Town for #GMHSummit2025?
Don’t forget to connect with Senior Associate @erinstern.bsky.social. She will share a poster presentation on pathways between intimate partner violence and poor mental health.
📅 12 Nov 13:45-14:50
📍 Posters Area 2
#UnderutilisedStrategies @gmhsummit.bsky.social
Don’t forget to connect with Senior Associate @erinstern.bsky.social. She will share a poster presentation on pathways between intimate partner violence and poor mental health.
📅 12 Nov 13:45-14:50
📍 Posters Area 2
#UnderutilisedStrategies @gmhsummit.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
🎟️ In Cape Town for #GMHSummit2025?
Don’t forget to connect with Senior Associate @erinstern.bsky.social. She will share a poster presentation on pathways between intimate partner violence and poor mental health.
📅 12 Nov 13:45-14:50
📍 Posters Area 2
#UnderutilisedStrategies @gmhsummit.bsky.social
Don’t forget to connect with Senior Associate @erinstern.bsky.social. She will share a poster presentation on pathways between intimate partner violence and poor mental health.
📅 12 Nov 13:45-14:50
📍 Posters Area 2
#UnderutilisedStrategies @gmhsummit.bsky.social
🎟️Attending #GMHSummit2025?
Don’t miss a chance to connect with our Senior Associate @erinstern.bsky.social. She will share evidence on how improving parental mental health can help prevent violence.
📅 11 Nov 15:00-16:00
📍 Breakout #2 Second Floor
#UnderutilisedStrategies @gmhsummit.bsky.social
Don’t miss a chance to connect with our Senior Associate @erinstern.bsky.social. She will share evidence on how improving parental mental health can help prevent violence.
📅 11 Nov 15:00-16:00
📍 Breakout #2 Second Floor
#UnderutilisedStrategies @gmhsummit.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
🎟️Attending #GMHSummit2025?
Don’t miss a chance to connect with our Senior Associate @erinstern.bsky.social. She will share evidence on how improving parental mental health can help prevent violence.
📅 11 Nov 15:00-16:00
📍 Breakout #2 Second Floor
#UnderutilisedStrategies @gmhsummit.bsky.social
Don’t miss a chance to connect with our Senior Associate @erinstern.bsky.social. She will share evidence on how improving parental mental health can help prevent violence.
📅 11 Nov 15:00-16:00
📍 Breakout #2 Second Floor
#UnderutilisedStrategies @gmhsummit.bsky.social
🤔 Why consider underutilised strategies to prevent violence?
📚 Because they are backed by evidence and real-world lessons from the field.
🖱️Take a deep dive: https://cutt.ly/qr48xdYG
#UnderutilisedStrategies
📚 Because they are backed by evidence and real-world lessons from the field.
🖱️Take a deep dive: https://cutt.ly/qr48xdYG
#UnderutilisedStrategies
November 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🤔 Why consider underutilised strategies to prevent violence?
📚 Because they are backed by evidence and real-world lessons from the field.
🖱️Take a deep dive: https://cutt.ly/qr48xdYG
#UnderutilisedStrategies
📚 Because they are backed by evidence and real-world lessons from the field.
🖱️Take a deep dive: https://cutt.ly/qr48xdYG
#UnderutilisedStrategies
🚨 Harmful alcohol use can trigger IPV & child maltreatment, yet it’s often overlooked in prevention.
✨ Reducing harmful use through counselling, treatment, community action, and policy change has the potential to prevent violence.
Discover how ➡️ https://cutt.ly/xr48xZXr
#UnderutilisedStrategies
✨ Reducing harmful use through counselling, treatment, community action, and policy change has the potential to prevent violence.
Discover how ➡️ https://cutt.ly/xr48xZXr
#UnderutilisedStrategies
November 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
🚨 Harmful alcohol use can trigger IPV & child maltreatment, yet it’s often overlooked in prevention.
✨ Reducing harmful use through counselling, treatment, community action, and policy change has the potential to prevent violence.
Discover how ➡️ https://cutt.ly/xr48xZXr
#UnderutilisedStrategies
✨ Reducing harmful use through counselling, treatment, community action, and policy change has the potential to prevent violence.
Discover how ➡️ https://cutt.ly/xr48xZXr
#UnderutilisedStrategies