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Many lead with health, income or family well-being instead. One called it “gender without the g word”.
Fewer than half the curricula we reviewed say upfront that they aim to reduce violence, and only 14.5% name gender equality as a goal.
Next week, the early childhood field meets in Lisbon for the ISSA Conference 2026 (22–23 Oct).
We won’t be there, but it’s worth following: https://issa.nl/issa-conference-2026/home
Alcohol and mental health, strong IPV risk factors, are addressed by fewer than 1 in 4 curricula.
One curriculum in our review never mentioned violence, yet reduced it through stronger couple communication.
Grape culture is perpetuated and supported by men who do not commit grape. If you're one of the “good guys,” what are you specifically going to do to end grape culture? You are either with us or you are against us. #EndRapeCulture #PreventionIsPossible #ConsentMatters #BelieveSurvivors #matriosphere
The #SVRIForum2026 ends today.
It was a week of important deliberations on programme adaptation, family law reform, alcohol policy, and edutainment.
Thank you to everyone who connected with us.
Learn more about our work: https://prevention-collaborative.org/what-we-do/
At the #SVRIForum2026 today, Dominique Maidment and Erin Stern present on adapting GBV prevention programmes for Southeast Asia.
Scan the QR code to explore our frameworks, guidance and case studies on adaptation.
Today at the #SVRIForum26, our team, @lheise1.bsky.social shares evidence on two often-overlooked drivers of prevention levers: alcohol policy pathways to address gendered harm, and edutainment's promise for shifting anti-violence norms.
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Today at the #SVRIForum2026, our team presents findings from 55 IPV curricula, contributes to a panel on reforming family law, and co-hosts a session on using policy reform and data to end violence against women at scale.
Scan the QR code on the flyer to see more.
See session details here: https://www.svriforum2026.org/preconference-workshops/
Check out our full lineup of sessions featuring Kate Doyle, Ritha Nyiratunga, Lori Heise, Ruti Levtov, Giuliana Morales, Dominique Maidment, and Erin Stern.
Prevention is possible!
Our team is heading to the SVRI Forum in Thailand to host workshops, panel sessions, and presentations on violence prevention.
From Oct 5th - 8th, our team will be at the SVRI Forum, the world's largest gathering on evidence to end VAW/VAC.
We're bringing new findings on programme adaptation and prevention practice, and we hope to connect with others in the room.
October is National Substance Use Prevention Month. More than half of all men and women incarcerated in jails nationwide suffer from substance use disorder and/or mental illness.
Substance use prevention is crime prevention!