Violence Prevention: The Evidence is an eight-part series of briefings on the evidence for interventions to prevent interpersonal and self-directed violence, produced by WHO and Liverpool John Moores University. By spotlighting evidence for the effectiveness of interventions, the series provides clear directions for how violence prevention funders, policy makers and programme implementers can boost the impact of their violence prevention efforts.
Designed for advocates, programme designers and implementers and others, the briefings summarize the evidence for the effectiveness of the following seven main strategies for preventing interpersonal and self-directed violence: (1) increasing safe, stable and nurturing relationships between children and their parents and caregivers; (2) developing life skills in children and adolescents; (3) reducing avail- ability and harmful use of alcohol; (4) reducing access to guns, knives and pesticides; (5) promoting gender equality; (6) changing cultural norms that support violence; and (7) victim identification, care and support.
