❓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

🔍 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

✨ 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

💡 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

💡 At Prevention Collaborative, we strengthen the prevention field so practitioners can innovate & implement a wider array of effective strategies. 🔎 Discover promising yet overlooked strategies that increase reach, expand scale, & deepen impact: https://cutt.ly/BtwCSwhT #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

❓ 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

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

🚨Harmful alcohol use is a common risk factor for IPV and VAC globally, yet violence prevention efforts rarely address it. 💻In this webinar, practitioners share ways to integrate alcohol reduction strategies in prevention programmes. Watch here: https://cutt.ly/wtrrZAUu #UnderutilisedStrategies

🧘 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

💪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

🌍 At Prevention Collaborative, we are working to reimagine violence prevention programming, with a focus on promising but underutilised strategies that can expand reach, operate at scale, and deepen impact. Read our blog to find out more 👉🏾 https://cutt.ly/BtwCSwhT #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

📜 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

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💡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

❓Can social protection programmes like #CashTransfers reduce VAW at scale? ✨ Amber Peterman shares the latest evidence, promising models, and key recommendations to design and deliver violence-sensitive social protection programmes. ▶️ Watch now: https://cutt.ly/xtwXpiro #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

🎬 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

✨ Violence against women and children can be prevented within years, not generations with underutilised strategies. 📲 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

🎟️ 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

🎟️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

🤔 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

🚨 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

🧠 Poor mental health is both a driver and a consequence of violence. ⚡ #MentalHealth interventions can reduce the risk and effects of violence and offer vast potential to strengthen existing violence prevention programmes. 💡 Find out more: https://cutt.ly/xr48WupF #UnderutilisedStrategies

📜 #PolicyChange is a crucial yet underutilised strategy to expand the reach and scale of violence prevention.  ⚖️ Policy action like equalising inheritance rights promote gender equality and reduce the risk of violence at scale. 💡 Discover more: https://cutt.ly/rr48b9Nx #UnderutilisedStrategies

💸 Investing in underutilised strategies such as #CashTransfers can help prevent intimate partner violence at scale by improving household economic security, empowering women, and reducing stressors which fuel violence against women and children: https://cutt.ly/pr48OgzN #UnderutilisedStrategies

📺 While traditional violence prevention methods are effective, underutilised strategies like #edutainment can reach larger audiences to shift norms and behaviours at a relatively low cost. Explore more: https://cutt.ly/Rr48I49W #UnderutilisedStrategies

✨ Underutilised strategies complement traditional violence prevention methods to reach more people & deepen impact. 👉🏾 Learn more about underutilised strategies in our updated Knowledge Hub: https://cutt.ly/qr48xdYG #UnderutilisedStrategies

❓ Why explore underutilised strategies to prevent violence? Because traditional prevention methods alone don’t match the scale and persistence of the problem.  👉🏾 Learn more at Prevention Collaborative’s updated Knowledge Hub: https://cutt.ly/qr48xdYG #UnderutilisedStrategies

✨ Violence against women and children can be prevented within years, not generations.  Underutilised strategies can help scale up and deepen this change. 👉🏾 Visit our new webpage on underutilised strategies for more: https://cutt.ly/qr48xdYG #UnderutilisedStrategies

🤔 How can you create comms materials for GBV programmes in safe and empowering ways? 📝 Check out @unfpa.org's guide for practical tips on impactful content, messaging strategies, and ethical storytelling to drive social change. 🔗 https://cutt.ly/6r5kVlAJ  #Aspire #16Days

⏱️ Ready to create aspirational messages for your violence prevention campaigns?   ✔️ Do: Highlight benefits of change and spark reflection ❌ Don’t: Reinforce gender stereotypes and violence 📝 Download the full tip-sheet at the end of Aspire! https://cutt.ly/ZrF9mfbE  #Aspire #16Days

📢 Women and children deserve to feel safe online. ✨ With aspirational messaging, we can promote positive norms and inspire collective action to help create a violence-free digital world. Learn how to craft messages that inspire change in Aspire! 👉🏾 https://cutt.ly/ZrF9mfbE   #Aspire #16Days

📱 The #16Days call for an end to digital violence. ✨ By using aspirational messages, we can show what safer, more equitable online spaces can look like. 💭 Can you spot which messages about digital violence are aspirational? Swipe to test your knowledge! https://cutt.ly/ZrF9mfbE #Aspire

📺 How did Change Starts at Home reduce IPV in #Nepal? 💡 Through media, couples’ sessions, and community outreach, the programme used the B.I.G. Change approach to inspire new beliefs, intentions, and dialogue for lasting, positive change. 🎥 Watch how ▶️ https://cutt.ly/irGWVqTM #Aspire #16Days

📢 Planning a norms-shifting campaign for the 16 Days of Activism against GBV? 💪 Strengthen your campaign with Aspire! Positive Messaging for Violence Prevention. 🎯 A quick 10 minutes can help transform your messaging: https://cutt.ly/ZrF9mfbE  #Aspire #16Days

🗓️ The 16 Days of Activism against GBV are just one month away! ✏️ Craft your campaign messages with Aspire! Positive Messaging for Violence Prevention. Take 10 minutes to explore 👉 https://cutt.ly/ZrF9mfbE #Aspire #16Days

💻 Can aspirational messages help prevent digital violence against women & girls? ✨ Yes—by showing what healthy, respectful online spaces look like. Discover how to craft positive messages with Aspire! 👉 https://cutt.ly/ZrF9mfbE  #Aspire #16Days

📅 The #16Days of Activism against GBV start next month! 💪 Strengthen your campaign with Aspire!—a free, 10-minute microlearning to help you craft aspirational messages for violence prevention. ➡️ https://cutt.ly/ZrF9mfbE  #Aspire #16Days

🤔 Curious about Aspire! Positive Messaging for Violence Prevention?  💭 Read what past learners loved—then take 10 minutes to try it yourself: https://cutt.ly/ZrF9mfbE #Aspire #16Days

Dear Digest Community 🌷 The October #Digest is here! 💌 This issue is dedicated to the memory of our dear friend and colleague Crystal Dicks. Our hearts are with her family, friends, and all who had the privilege of working alongside her. 📖 Read here: https://cutt.ly/Yr8AJ2En  #Aspire #16Days

Have you taken Aspire! Positive Messaging for Violence Prevention? 🙋‍♀️ If yes, share your learning experience in the comments.  ⏰ If no, now’s the time to start ➡️ https://cutt.ly/ZrF9mfbE  #Aspire #16Days

📢 How we communicate matters. 🌟 When VAW prevention campaigns use aspirational messages, they can motivate non-violent behaviours and healthy relationships. 🎓 Learn how in our free Aspire! microlearning: https://cutt.ly/ZrF9mfbE   #Aspire #16Days

👥 How can communities mobilise to create a violence-free future? 🤝 SASA! supports communities to challenge power imbalances between women & men to reduce the risk of VAW. Watch how Afia & Musa’s community came together to build happier, safer relationships ▶️ https://cutt.ly/krGWBeY8  #Aspire

⏱️Ready to create aspirational messages for effective violence prevention?   ✔️ Do: Highlight benefits of change and spark reflection ❌ Don’t: Reinforce gender stereotypes and violence 📝 Learn more and get the full tip-sheet in Aspire! https://cutt.ly/ZrF9mfbE #Aspire #16Days

Curious about Aspire! Positive Messaging for Violence Prevention? Our learners say it’s: ✅ Practical ✅ Engaging ✅ Thought-provoking Start our 10-minute microlearning today: https://cutt.ly/ZrF9mfbE #Aspire #16Days

💻 Digital safety is central to gender equality.  Through aspirational messaging, we can use digital spaces to shape positive norms by: ✨ Highlighting the benefits of equality ✨ Making non-violence more visible ✨ Fostering solidarity Discover how in Aspire! https://cutt.ly/ZrF9mfbE #Aspire #16Days

✒️ Messaging matters in VAW prevention programmes, and effective messages are aspirational. ➡️ Take Aspire! to learn how billboards and radio programmes can be used to communicate aspirational messages for effective violence prevention: https://cutt.ly/ZrF9mfbE #Aspire #16Days