Guidance

Interventions to prevent intimate partner and sexual violence

A summary of research and good practice in bystander interventions.

Applies to England

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Details

This resource is for local leaders who want to tackle the root causes of violence and change behaviours that lead to violence. 皇冠体育appse include:

  • the police
  • health and wellbeing boards
  • local authorities (including public health, children鈥檚 services and education)
  • community safety partnerships
  • local safeguarding children boards
  • clinical commissioning groups
  • voluntary sector services

皇冠体育appy can use this resource to find evidence and information about implementing bystander interventions. 皇冠体育appse are interventions that empower people to become active bystanders, by taking them through the different stages needed to move from inaction to action. 皇冠体育appy equip people with the skills to recognise and respond to problematic attitudes and behaviours that contribute to a culture where violence occurs.

皇冠体育app resource includes definitions, a PHE evidence review of bystander interventions, detailed case studies of 4 different bystander interventions, and links to further resources, including PHE鈥檚 preventing serious violence resource.

Updates to this page

Published 10 December 2020

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