Reweaving the Social Fabric:Reweaving the Social Fabric: Preventing Intimate Partner ViolencePreventing Intimate Partner Violence

by by ZoZoëë FlowersFlowers

Florida Coalition Against Domestic ViolenceFlorida Coalition Against Domestic ViolenceJune 11, 2010 June 11, 2010

FCASV Conference FCASV Conference

Focus of this PresentationFocus of this Presentation

oo The benefits of prevention and how it The benefits of prevention and how it builds on our current workbuilds on our current work

oo Key concepts of a prevention frameworkKey concepts of a prevention frameworkoo How to make the most of our prevention How to make the most of our prevention

resources by utilizing promising practicesresources by utilizing promising practicesoo Prevention in action Prevention in action –– lessons from the lessons from the

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The Current Reality:The Current Reality: Assessing The Social FabricAssessing The Social Fabric

Intimate Partner ViolenceIntimate Partner ViolenceIntimate Partner Violence (IPV) is where one Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is where one

partner in an intimate relationship uses:partner in an intimate relationship uses:

oo physical violencephysical violenceoo sexual violence sexual violence oo threats of physical or sexual violencethreats of physical or sexual violenceoo psychological/emotional abuse psychological/emotional abuse oo stalking and/or stalking and/or oo economic abuse economic abuse

to establish control over his/her intimate partner. to establish control over his/her intimate partner.

The costs of domestic The costs of domestic violence?violence?

The cost of IPV was an estimated $5.8 The cost of IPV was an estimated $5.8 billion in 1995. Updated to 2003 billion in 1995. Updated to 2003

dollars, that's more than $8.3 billion dollars, that's more than $8.3 billion

IPV as aIPV as a Public Health IssuePublic Health Issue

WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY, Geneva, 1996WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY, Geneva, 1996Resolution WHA 49.25:Resolution WHA 49.25:

DECLARED violence a leading worldwide public health problemDECLARED violence a leading worldwide public health problem

REQUESTED Member States to: REQUESTED Member States to: •• Initiate public health activities that use a genderInitiate public health activities that use a gender--analysis analysis

perspective, measure program effectiveness, and pay particular perspective, measure program effectiveness, and pay particular attention to communityattention to community--based initiativesbased initiatives

•• Present a plan of action for progress towards a sciencePresent a plan of action for progress towards a science--based based public health approach to violence preventionpublic health approach to violence prevention

A Little Story About A RiverA Little Story About A River……

Previous & CurrentPrevious & Current Approaches to Ending IPVApproaches to Ending IPV

Mid to late 1970s Needs for Mid to late 1970s Needs for individualindividual safety safety recognizedrecognized

Shift from private safe houses to sheltersShift from private safe houses to shelters

Mid to late 1980s and forwardMid to late 1980s and forward-- demand for demand for accountability in the accountability in the systemsystem

Interaction with other systems leads to demand for Interaction with other systems leads to demand for more coordinated community responsesmore coordinated community responses

However, preventing an assault was the womenHowever, preventing an assault was the women’’s s responsibilityresponsibility

SelfSelf--defense classesdefense classes

Safety planningSafety planning

Emerging Prevention ApproachesEmerging Prevention Approaches

Understands that changes in the society Understands that changes in the society require a scientifically based, require a scientifically based, comprehensive, long term approaches.comprehensive, long term approaches.

And thatAnd that

Integrated changes are required at each Integrated changes are required at each level of the level of the society.society.

Building the Loom:Building the Loom: Definitions & FrameworksDefinitions & Frameworks

Public Health ApproachPublic Health Approach

oo Historically linked to physical & medical Historically linked to physical & medical issuesissues

oo Allows intimate partner abuse to be viewed as Allows intimate partner abuse to be viewed as a a ““preventablepreventable”” problemproblem

oo Ties intimate partner abuse to causes outside Ties intimate partner abuse to causes outside of the survivorof the survivor

The Case for PreventionThe Case for Prevention

One third of CEOs One third of CEOs believe domestic believe domestic violence has a violence has a negative impact on negative impact on their bottom linestheir bottom lines

74% of employed 74% of employed battered women battered women report having been report having been harassed by their harassed by their partner while they partner while they were at workwere at work

The Case for PreventionThe Case for Prevention

Health ImpactsHealth Impacts

Girls who reported being abused by dating Girls who reported being abused by dating partnerspartners•• More than More than twice as likelytwice as likely as nonas non--abused girls abused girls

to report smoking, drinking, and using illegal to report smoking, drinking, and using illegal drugsdrugs

•• Almost Almost three times as likelythree times as likely to engage in to engage in bingeing and purgingbingeing and purging

•• Six to nine timesSix to nine times as likely to contemplate or as likely to contemplate or attempt suicideattempt suicide

The Case For PreventionThe Case For Prevention

Available data indicate that Available data indicate that abused women are at an abused women are at an increased risk for increased risk for developing depression, developing depression, PTSD, and other mental PTSD, and other mental health problemshealth problems

In 1994, 37% of all women In 1994, 37% of all women who sought care in hospital who sought care in hospital ER for violenceER for violence--related related injuries were injured by a injuries were injured by a partner or former partnerpartner or former partner

The Case For PreventionThe Case For Prevention

Impact on other social issuesImpact on other social issues

Child abuse and maltreatmentChild abuse and maltreatment•• 50% of men who frequently assault their 50% of men who frequently assault their

wives frequently assault their childrenwives frequently assault their children•• The U.S. Advisory Board on Child Abuse The U.S. Advisory Board on Child Abuse

and Neglect suggests that domestic and Neglect suggests that domestic violence may be the single major precursor violence may be the single major precursor to child abuse and neglect fatalities in this to child abuse and neglect fatalities in this countrycountry

The Case For Prevention

HIV/AIDS PreventionHIV/AIDS Prevention•• Emerging studies show a strong Emerging studies show a strong

relationship between domestic violence and relationship between domestic violence and the spread of HIV/AIDS. the spread of HIV/AIDS.

•• The combination of violence and The combination of violence and poverty forces many women to poverty forces many women to remain in violent and dangerous remain in violent and dangerous relationships where they are often relationships where they are often subject to rape and HIV infection by subject to rape and HIV infection by their HIVtheir HIV--positive partners.positive partners.

Categories of PreventionCategories of Prevention

Primary Prevention:Primary Prevention: Approaches that Approaches that take place before take place before domestic violence domestic violence has occurred to has occurred to prevent prevent initialinitial perpetration or perpetration or victimizationvictimization

Secondary Prevention:Secondary Prevention: Immediate responses Immediate responses afterafter domestic violence has domestic violence has occurred to deal with the occurred to deal with the shortshort--term consequences of term consequences of violence, and to prevent the violence, and to prevent the rere--occurrence of violence or occurrence of violence or abuseabuse

Tertiary Prevention:Tertiary Prevention: LongLong--term responses term responses afterafter domestic violence has domestic violence has occurred to deal with the occurred to deal with the lasting consequences of lasting consequences of violence and battererviolence and batterer’’s s treatment interventionstreatment interventions

Prevention Continuum:Prevention Continuum: When do we intervene?When do we intervene?

Before IPV has

occurred

SecondaryPrimary

Immediate Responses

Tertiary

Long-Term Responses

INTERVENTIONPREVENTION

Prevention is NotPrevention is Not•• A oneA one--time program or event sessiontime program or event session•• One protocolOne protocol

Prevention isPrevention is•• An onAn on--going process, requiring going process, requiring

leadership and commitmentleadership and commitment•• Integrated into community infrastructureIntegrated into community infrastructure

Prevention Prevention or or

Intervention?Intervention?

The content focus on helping victims or The content focus on helping victims or holding perpetrators accountable after holding perpetrators accountable after violence occurs or if violence occurs? violence occurs or if violence occurs?

InterventionIntervention

The content focused on changing The content focused on changing knowledge, attitudes or behavior (KAB) knowledge, attitudes or behavior (KAB) that support violence against women such that support violence against women such as gender roles & stereotypes; control of as gender roles & stereotypes; control of women by men and the larger society or women by men and the larger society or acceptance of violence? acceptance of violence?

Prevention Prevention

A public education campaign focus on A public education campaign focus on raising awareness of the problem or raising awareness of the problem or awareness of how to access services awareness of how to access services

Intervention Intervention

The content focused on defining and The content focused on defining and supporting gender equality and healthy supporting gender equality and healthy relationships; positive male/female role relationships; positive male/female role modeling; conflict resolution skills based modeling; conflict resolution skills based on equality rather than power and control on equality rather than power and control

Prevention Prevention

A public education campaign focus on A public education campaign focus on promoting the behavior you want others to promoting the behavior you want others to adopt? (i.e. My strength if not for hurting.)adopt? (i.e. My strength if not for hurting.)

PreventionPrevention

Changing KABBSChanging KABBS

KABBsKABBs

KnowledgeKnowledge

AttitudesAttitudes

BeliefsBeliefs

BehaviorsBehaviors

Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors that come from institutional and behaviors that come from institutional and dayday--toto--day normsday norms

VideoVideo

Gender NormsGender Norms

WomenWomen

MENMEN

Social NormsSocial Norms

Partner violence is a Partner violence is a ““family matterfamily matter””. None . None of my business.of my business.

Unequal pay for equal (or better) work.Unequal pay for equal (or better) work.

Lack of control over own Lack of control over own healthcare/reproductive health.healthcare/reproductive health.

““The biggest, fastest, most in control is the The biggest, fastest, most in control is the best.best.””

Hot Dogs for BreakfastHot Dogs for Breakfast

The Social Ecological ModelThe Social Ecological Model

Institute of MedicineInstitute of Medicine

““It is unreasonable to expect that It is unreasonable to expect that people will change their behavior people will change their behavior easily when so many forces in the easily when so many forces in the social, cultural, and physical social, cultural, and physical environment environment conspireconspire against against such change.such change.””

A social environmental approach to health and health interventioA social environmental approach to health and health interventions. In: Smedley BD, Syme SL, ns. In: Smedley BD, Syme SL, (Eds.) (Eds.) Promoting Health: Intervention Strategies from Social and BehavPromoting Health: Intervention Strategies from Social and Behavioral Research., ioral Research., Washington, D.C. National Academy Press, 2000:4.Washington, D.C. National Academy Press, 2000:4.

The Social Ecological ModelThe Social Ecological Model

Each level of the SEM can be thought of Each level of the SEM can be thought of as an as an avenueavenue through which individual through which individual behavior development, change, and behavior development, change, and maintenance can be promoted.maintenance can be promoted.

When developing prevention strategies When developing prevention strategies across the levels, the key is to note which across the levels, the key is to note which avenueavenue is used to influence individual is used to influence individual behavior.behavior.

Social Ecological ModelSocial Ecological Model

Societal Community Relationship Individual

If we work at multiple levels

Social Change

The Social Ecological ModelThe Social Ecological Model

IndividualIndividual –– Changes the individualChanges the individual’’s KABs KAB

RelationshipRelationship –– Changes the personal Changes the personal relationships of the individualrelationships of the individual

CommunityCommunity –– Changes systems that make up Changes systems that make up the community (i.e. workplace policy and culture, the community (i.e. workplace policy and culture, school policy and culture, faithschool policy and culture, faith--based based organizations policy and culture)organizations policy and culture)

SocietalSocietal –– BroadlyBroadly Changes the KAB of an Changes the KAB of an entire community (i.e. legislation, cultural entire community (i.e. legislation, cultural norms, media)norms, media)

CDCCDC’’s Prevention Frameworks Prevention Framework

IndividualIndividual RelationshipRelationship CommunityCommunity SocietySociety

BeforeBefore Men of Men of Strength ClubsStrength Clubs

Campus Campus Dialogues with Dialogues with MenMen

Social Norms Social Norms CampaignCampaign

Legislation Legislation promoting promoting the status of the status of womenwomen

AfterAfter ArrestArrestCrisis ServicesCrisis Services

Protective Protective OrdersOrders

Police ProtocolsPolice ProtocolsTake Back the Take Back the Night RalliesNight Rallies

Legislation Legislation defining defining VAW as a VAW as a crimecrime

Focus on WHAT you are trying to change, not WHERE you are trying to implement the change

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1st Smoking-Cancer Concern

1st World Conferenceon Smoking and Health

1st Great American Smokeout

Prevention & Intervention:Prevention & Intervention: Both EssentialBoth Essential

Prevention & Intervention:Prevention & Intervention: Both EssentialBoth Essential

Intervention and primary prevention should complement, not compete

with, each other.

Preventing intimate partner violence before it occurs (primary prevention)

Preventing a re-occurrence of IPV (intervention)

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Prevention continuum within each community

Prevention & InterventionPrevention & Intervention

As momentum grows in this area of As momentum grows in this area of prevention we must be mindful that prevention we must be mindful that it will have a significant impact on it will have a significant impact on intervention servicesintervention services

This is already happeningThis is already happening

UpUp--side could = $ for intervention side could = $ for intervention servicesservices

Planning & ImplementationPlanning & Implementation

Making it HappenMaking it Happenfromfrom

Principles to PracticePrinciples to Practice

Identify Risk &Identify Risk & Protective FactorsProtective Factors

What protects women/what increases their What protects women/what increases their risk?risk?

What prevents men from/what increases What prevents men from/what increases their risk of perpetrating violence?their risk of perpetrating violence?

Identify modifiable factors (i.e. attitudes Identify modifiable factors (i.e. attitudes and behaviors, policies)and behaviors, policies)

Identify groups most at risk (i.e. age, Identify groups most at risk (i.e. age, gender, ethnicity, income, location)gender, ethnicity, income, location)

Risk & Protective FactorsRisk & Protective Factors

Risk factors: Risk factors:

Factors that Factors that increase the increase the likelihood of likelihood of perpetration or perpetration or vulnerability to vulnerability to victimizationvictimization

Protective factors:Protective factors:

Factors that Factors that decrease decrease likelihood of likelihood of perpetration/ perpetration/ victimizationvictimization

Protective FactorsProtective Factors

Individual Individual

Even, resilient temperament Even, resilient temperament

Capacity for empathy and respect for othersCapacity for empathy and respect for others

Ability to evoke positive responses in othersAbility to evoke positive responses in others

Tendency to accept and take personal Tendency to accept and take personal responsibility responsibility

Anger management and conflict resolution Anger management and conflict resolution skills skills

Media literacyMedia literacy

Protective FactorsProtective Factors

RelationshipRelationship

Healthy parentHealthy parent--child bonding child bonding

Families that set clear standards for behavior Families that set clear standards for behavior

Family life that provides high levels of love & Family life that provides high levels of love & support support

Family standards of nonFamily standards of non--violence violence

Community Community

Schools that teach healthy beliefs Schools that teach healthy beliefs

Connectedness with friends and adults Connectedness with friends and adults

NNeighbors that participate in monitoring youth behavioreighbors that participate in monitoring youth behavior

Strong sanctions against domestic violence Strong sanctions against domestic violence

Access to community support and servicesAccess to community support and services

Protective FactorsProtective Factors

SocietalSocietal

Ethical and responsible media portrayal of Ethical and responsible media portrayal of violence against women violence against women

Intolerance for all forms of oppressionIntolerance for all forms of oppression

Awareness of intimate partner and teen dating Awareness of intimate partner and teen dating violence as a public health, criminal justice violence as a public health, criminal justice and human rights issue and human rights issue

Risk FactorsRisk Factors

IndividualIndividual•• Growing up in abusive homeGrowing up in abusive home•• Low academic achievementLow academic achievement•• Alcohol and drugsAlcohol and drugs•• GenderGender--role conflictrole conflict•• Lack of empathyLack of empathy•• Power and controlPower and control

Risk FactorsRisk Factors

•• Relationship levelRelationship level•• Peers who support IPPeers who support IP--DVDV•• Poor family functioningPoor family functioning•• Power and control conflictsPower and control conflicts

CommunityCommunity•• General tolerance of IPGeneral tolerance of IP--DVDV•• Institutional tolerance of IPInstitutional tolerance of IP--DV, sexual DV, sexual

harassment, etc.harassment, etc.•• Weak community sanctionsWeak community sanctions

Risk FactorsRisk Factors

SocietalSocietal

Historical patterns that glorify violence against Historical patterns that glorify violence against womenwomen

Gender inequalityGender inequality

Economic and social policies that create or Economic and social policies that create or sustain gaps and tensions between groups of sustain gaps and tensions between groups of peoplepeople

Risk & Protective FactorsRisk & Protective Factors

Things to keep in mind:Things to keep in mind:

No single risk or protective factors predicts No single risk or protective factors predicts with certaintywith certainty

All risk and protective factors are not equal; it All risk and protective factors are not equal; it is not a oneis not a one--toto--one relationshipone relationship

Addressing a single risk factor is not enoughAddressing a single risk factor is not enough

Simple VisionSimple Vision

A dating violence program in a high school A dating violence program in a high school is all that is needed to prevent intimate is all that is needed to prevent intimate partner violence in our community.partner violence in our community.

This assumes that knowledge and a shortThis assumes that knowledge and a short-- term intervention in one setting is all that is term intervention in one setting is all that is needed.needed.

Complex VisionComplex Vision

Adolescents are influenced by many factors Adolescents are influenced by many factors that support or condone intimate partner that support or condone intimate partner domestic violence. Each of these factors domestic violence. Each of these factors needs to be addressed in a consistent, needs to be addressed in a consistent, systemic manner. systemic manner.

This recognizes that knowledge, changes in This recognizes that knowledge, changes in the environment and longthe environment and long--term programs term programs are needed.are needed.

An Example:An Example: A Comprehensive ApproachA Comprehensive Approach

Examples of this approach include:Examples of this approach include:

Individual levelIndividual level•• Curriculums, counseling, mentoringCurriculums, counseling, mentoring

RelationshipRelationship•• Support programs, mentoring, parent trainingSupport programs, mentoring, parent training

CommunityCommunity•• Social norms, community education, policy changesSocial norms, community education, policy changes

SocietalSocietal•• Media campaigns, policy changesMedia campaigns, policy changes

Prevention Prevention Coordinators!!Coordinators!!

*Remember**Remember*

So to truly prevent IPSo to truly prevent IP--DV, must address DV, must address risk factors such as:risk factors such as:

Social acceptance of violenceSocial acceptance of violence

Gender inequalityGender inequality

Rigid gender rolesRigid gender roles

RacismRacism

What Will It Take?What Will It Take?

Social ChangeSocial Change

CollaborationCollaboration

Community mobilizationCommunity mobilization

Leadership developmentLeadership development

Capacity buildingCapacity building

Promising Prevention PrinciplesPromising Prevention Principles

ComprehensiveComprehensive

Varied Teaching Varied Teaching MethodsMethods

Sufficient DosageSufficient Dosage

Theory DrivenTheory Driven

Positive RelationshipsPositive Relationships

Appropriately TimedAppropriately Timed

SocioSocio--culturally culturally relevantrelevant

Outcome EvaluationOutcome Evaluation

WellWell--trained Stafftrained Staff

Promising Prevention PrinciplesPromising Prevention Principles

ComprehensiveComprehensive

Multiple components, multiple Multiple components, multiple settings, address a range of settings, address a range of risk and protective factorsrisk and protective factors

Varied teaching methodsVaried teaching methods

Multiple approaches with Multiple approaches with active aspectsactive aspects

Sufficient dosageSufficient dosage

Need enough exposure to Need enough exposure to impactimpact

Promising Prevention PrinciplesPromising Prevention Principles

Theory drivenTheory driven

How does change occur?How does change occur?

Positive relationshipsPositive relationships

Need peer support and Need peer support and modelingmodeling

Appropriately timedAppropriately timed

Developmentally and for Developmentally and for individualindividual’’s stage of s stage of changechange

Promising Prevention PrinciplesPromising Prevention Principles

SocioSocio--Culturally RelevantCulturally Relevant

Need to be tailored to communitiesNeed to be tailored to communities

EvaluationEvaluation

Need to know if it is working and make changesNeed to know if it is working and make changes

WellWell--Trained StaffTrained Staff

Sufficient training, support and supervisionSufficient training, support and supervision

What Will It Take?What Will It Take?

Social ChangeSocial Change

Community mobilizationCommunity mobilization

Leadership developmentLeadership development

Social ChangeSocial Change……

•• ……is the process of changing the attitudes is the process of changing the attitudes and beliefs that lead to specific behaviorsand beliefs that lead to specific behaviors

•• Striving for social change acknowledges Striving for social change acknowledges that we canthat we can’’t just accept the world the way t just accept the world the way it is and expect that the problems and it is and expect that the problems and dangers will just go away.dangers will just go away.

Community MobilizationCommunity Mobilization•• The movement of The movement of

community members community members from a state of inaction from a state of inaction –– which might be in a which might be in a state of dormancy (for state of dormancy (for groups that have lost groups that have lost steam) or of potential steam) or of potential (for groups that have (for groups that have never formed in the first never formed in the first place) place) –– toward toward ACTION.ACTION.

Community MobilizationCommunity Mobilization……

WorksWorks

IPV impacts the entire communityIPV impacts the entire community•• Best way to reach the entire communityBest way to reach the entire community

Violence is woven into our social fabricViolence is woven into our social fabric•• Multipronged approach necessaryMultipronged approach necessary

A wide range of skills and talents will be A wide range of skills and talents will be neededneeded

Most efficient route to designing and Most efficient route to designing and implementing effective strategiesimplementing effective strategies

National InitiativesNational Initiatives

D E L T AD E L T A

Domestic Domestic violence violence prevention prevention

Enhancement Enhancement and and

Leadership Leadership

Through Through

AlliancesAlliances

DELTA

means change

What is DELTA?What is DELTA?

DELTA is a CDCDELTA is a CDC--sponsored effort geared sponsored effort geared toward preventing intimatetoward preventing intimate--partner partner domestic violence before the first domestic violence before the first occurrenceoccurrence

DELTA is intended to get state domestic DELTA is intended to get state domestic violence coalitions and local CCRs started violence coalitions and local CCRs started on this longon this long--term process.term process.

Why is this important for prevention Why is this important for prevention programming?programming?

Community readiness Community readiness –– motivation and motivation and willingnesswillingness

Community capacity Community capacity –– ability to identify, ability to identify, address, and mobilize to prevent IPV/SVaddress, and mobilize to prevent IPV/SV

Community context Community context –– institutional/organizational culture; institutional/organizational culture; location; ethnic/racial identity; politics; location; ethnic/racial identity; politics; religious identity; social contextreligious identity; social context

DV Task Force DV Task Force San Luis Obispo, California

Societal level: Media campaign Societal level: Media campaign consists of consists of coasters, posters, wristbands, and a coasters, posters, wristbands, and a comprehensive website.comprehensive website.

Relationship: The task force has been able to Relationship: The task force has been able to train the presidents of the fraternities on the Cal train the presidents of the fraternities on the Cal Poly campus on primary prevention and secure Poly campus on primary prevention and secure their support for with the Campaign.their support for with the Campaign.

SuccessesSuccesses

Secured support for their Secured support for their Beat the Punch Media Beat the Punch Media Campaign on the Cal Poly Campaign on the Cal Poly Campus. Campus.

Roughly two dozen Roughly two dozen fraternities signed up to learn fraternities signed up to learn about how they could assist about how they could assist with the campaign.with the campaign.

Website that provides readers with talking points on talking points on increasing bystander increasing bystander behaviorbehaviorwww.violencefreecommunity.comwww.violencefreecommunity.com

Delaware Task ForceDelaware Task Forcewww.Safeandrespectful.orgwww.Safeandrespectful.org

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The older group and the Men's Focus Group The older group and the Men's Focus Group played a coplayed a co--ed basketball game. ed basketball game.

The Boys & Girls Club youth with the Men's Focus The Boys & Girls Club youth with the Men's Focus Group after the basketball game.Group after the basketball game.

Young Women & Men Working Together to End Domestic & Sexual Violence

Challenge Gender StereotypesChallenge Gender Stereotypes

GovernorGovernor’’s Initiative s Initiative

Each of FloridaEach of Florida’’s 42 certified domestic s 42 certified domestic violence centers are working on primary violence centers are working on primary prevention plans which include the prevention plans which include the following five items: 1)Community following five items: 1)Community Partnerships with nonPartnerships with non--traditional partners; traditional partners; 2) Prevention activities with youth; 3) 2) Prevention activities with youth; 3) Building Organizational Capacity; 4) Building Organizational Capacity; 4) Evaluation of prevention programming; 5) Evaluation of prevention programming; 5) Sustainability. Sustainability.

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