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The Center for Violence Prevention Research
More Science. Less Violence.
At the Center for Violence Prevention Research, we spent 2024 researching prevention strategies to propel our mission to prevent violence against women and children. Today, we're sharing some of our biggest highlights from the year.
We look forward to expanding the evidence base for what works even further in 2025!
Hear Her Voice: A Campaign to End the U.S. Maternal Homicide Crisis
You may have seen the recent NY Times Opinion piece on homicide of pregnant and postpartum women. Nearly one-third of women experience domestic violence and?homicide is now the most common cause of death for pregnant and postpartum women?in the US. It is more common than all obstetric-related causes like hemorrhage, infection, and complications of labor and delivery.
But with your help, this public health crisis is preventable.
With our newest initiative, the?Hear Her Voice?Campaign, we are committed to ending the maternal homicide epidemic by gaining a deep understanding of its causes and bringing all corners of the community to the table to develop effective prevention strategies. And we are equally committed to sharing everything we learn, so our prevention strategies can be put into action right away.?
Preventing sexual abuse by youth
Since Stop it Now! created WhatsOK, the Center has been closely tracking its development and success in engaging youth with potentially problematic sexual behaviors.?
In 2024, The Center published two studies describing the development of the helpline and the nature of youth contacts. We already have several more studies in the works, including sharing the perspective of youth themselves on this research, profiles of the "type" of youth who contact the WhatsOK helpline, the barriers and facilitators to help-seeking, and the logistical strategies we use to conduct this important work.
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Creating Accessible Prevention?Education
The Center has become a national leader in the field of child abuse prevention for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
In 2024, the Center published new research on school-based prevention education?for children with IDD. In the latest study, we conducted a rigorous review of all prevention education programs for IDD across the globe.
This study continues our series on prevention education which began with two other studies published in the top-ranked journal?Child Abuse and Neglect.
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This work was also featured on the?One in Ten?podcast. In this episode,?Center Executive Director Dr. Melissa Bright discusses the significant lack of prevention resources - and supporting research - available for youth with IDD and their families.
One in Ten is powered by the?National Children’s Alliance (NCA)?and is a go-to resource for the latest resources on ending child abuse.
Does Prevention Education Really Work?
Hundreds of thousands of schools across the US teach children how to identify unsafe situations and how to disclose if they’ve been abused.?Many states actually require this type of prevention education in classrooms. But does it work?
Through a partnership with?kNot Today?and the Indiana Prevention Education Coalition, The Center for Violence Prevention Research is leading the first statewide assessment of the impact of child sexual abuse prevention education.
Center awarded CDC funding to continue research on preventing sexual abuse in youth football
Funded by the CDC, the Center’s first-of-its-kind research initiative will occur over five years in collaboration with?Stop It Now!, a leading expert in child sexual abuse prevention.?Two national governing bodies for youth football will serve as the community partners making this research possible. The project will begin with a benchmark survey of USA Football youth coaches for the prevalence of unsafe thoughts and behaviors — data that has never before been gathered at scale.
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Want to support the important work we’re doing?
You can?donate?to help us change the lives of women and children across the country. Support the one-third of U.S. women who say they experience domestic violence and almost two-thirds of children reporting victimization — including abuse, neglect, and exploitation — through a tax-deductible donation today.
The crisis of violence is preventable, but to stop it, we need more science. Help us find the solutions that will save lives.
With gratitude,
The Center for Violence Prevention Research Team
Program Director at kNot Today
1 个月Such great work!! Thank you for all you do.
CEO | International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
1 个月Amazing work- and happy to see you published in Ispcan’s Journal Child Abuse and Neglect