Communications and technology for violence prevention : workshop summary /

In the last 25 years, a major shift has occurred in the field of violence prevention, from the assumption that violence is inevitable to the realization that violence is preventable. As we learn more about what works to reduce violence, the challenge facing those who work in the field is how to use...

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Main Authors: Blakeslee, Katherine M. (Author), Patel, Deepali (Author), Simon, Melissa A. (Author)
Corporate Author: mPrevent Violence: Communications and Technology for Violence Prevention (Workshop)
Format: Electronic Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : The National Academies Press, [2012]
Series:Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf.
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Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Workshop overview
  • Transforming violence prevention through new communications
  • Methodological considerations of new communications platforms
  • Addressing disparities and vulnerabilities
  • Framing violence prevention communication
  • Papers and commentary from workshop speakers
  • Foundations of mPreventViolence: integrating violence prevention and information and communications technologies
  • Practical applications of mPreventViolence.