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creative interventions community-based domestic violence intervention project RWJ Fresh Ideas Grantee Meeting March 18 – 10, 2008. creative interventions brief organizational overview. Oakland based – national scope Violence intervention/prevention through community building
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creative interventionscommunity-based domestic violence intervention projectRWJ Fresh Ideas Grantee MeetingMarch 18 – 10, 2008
creative interventionsbrief organizational overview • Oakland based – national scope • Violence intervention/prevention through community building • Targets marginalizedcommunities: communities of color, immigrant, LGBTQ • Collaborative program model • Accessible, community-friendly models and tools
creative interventionspromoting community-based interventions to interpersonal violence • conventional remedies to violence • help from outside systems • safety = leaving • abuser accountability = criminalization • solution = separation and community dislocation • wait until crisis • creative interventions as alternative option • help from friends, family, social network • safety = community accountability • solution = strengthened community capacity for health • targets early and all stages of violence
creative interventionswhat is needed to build community capacity to end violence? project goals • define a community-based interventionsapproach • build an effective model • create community-appropriate tools • testandevaluate model and tools • develop community training materials • regenerate the model across regions and communities • shiftsystems towards community-based approach
creative interventionscommunity-based domestic violence intervention project