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The Science of Scale for Violence Prevention: A New Agenda for Family Strengthening in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
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  • Yulia Shenderovich, University of Oxford
  • Jamie M Lachman, University of Oxford
  • Catherine L Ward, University of Cape Town
  • Inge Wessels, University of Oxford
  • Frances Gardner, University of Oxford
  • Mark Tomlinson, Stellenbosch University
  • Daniel Oliver, Catholic Relief Services, USA
  • Roselinde Janowski, University of Cape Town
  • Mackenzie Martin, University of Oxford
  • Kufre Okop, University of Cape Town
  • Hlengiwe Sacolo-Gwebu, University of Cape Town
  • Lindokuhle L Ngcobo, Clowns Without Borders
  • Zuyi Fang, University of Oxford
  • Liane Peña Alampay, Ateneo de Manila University
  • Adriana Baban, Babes-Bolyai University
  • Ana A Baumann, Washington University in St. Louis
  • Regina Benevides de Barros, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA
  • Samuel Bojo, Agency for Research and Development Initiative, South Sudan
  • Alexander Butchart, Washington University in St. Louis
  • Wilmi Dippenaar, The Seven Passes Initiative, South Africa
  • Amon Exavery, Pact Tanzania, Tanzania
  • Xiangming Fang, Georgia State University
  • Ida Ferdinandi, UNICEF Montenegro
  • Heather M Foran, Universitat Klagenfurt
  • Nina Heinrichs, University of Bremen
  • Judy Hutchings, Bangor University
  • Daisy Kisyombe, Pact Eswatini, Eswatini
  • Greta Massetti, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA
  • Jaromir Mazak, Schola Empirica
  • Henry Mbuyi, Catholic Relief Services DRC, Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Pratibha Singh, Emmanuel Hospital Association, India
  • Kenneth Polsky, Catholic Relief Services, USA
  • Sabine Rakotomalala, World Health Organization Switzerland
  • Marija Raleva, St. Cyril and Methodius University Skopje
  • Richard Savo, Catholic Relief Services Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
  • Lucie Cluver, University of Oxford
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-19-2021
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Abstract

Ending all violence against children by 2030 is a core part of Sustainable Development Goals 5 and 16. A number of promising violence reduction strategies have been identified in research studies. However, we lack an understanding of the implementation and impact of these programs in respect to their delivery at a large scale or within existing service systems, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We advocate for greater collaboration between researchers, policymakers, donors, governments, non-governmental organizations, and program managers and staff to study how violence prevention programs operate on a large scale. We describe a new initiative aiming to foster such collaborations in the field of family strengthening programs.

Citation Information
Shenderovich, Y., Lachman, J. M., Ward, C. L., Wessels, I., Gardner, F., Tomlinson, M., Oliver, D., Janowski, R., Martin, M., Okop, K., Sacolo-Gwebu, H., Ngcobo, L. L., Fang, Z., Alampay, L., Baban, A., Baumann, A. A., de Barros, R. B., Bojo, S., Butchart, A., … Cluver, L. (2021). The science of scale for violence prevention: A new agenda for family strengthening in low- and middle-income countries. Frontiers in Public Health, 9, 199. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.581440