Citation

Wray RJ. J. Aggression Maltreat. Trauma 2006; 13(3-4): 41-60.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1300/J146v13n03_03

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The article reviews experience and lessons learned from public health communication to identify promising strategies for interventions seeking to promote interpersonal violence prevention. A public health perspective highlights multiple levels of analysis in tandem with concomitant communication theory invoking social, institutional, community, and individual change processes. Points of emphasis include a long-term perspective for social change and the importance of achieving high levels of exposure to communication efforts. Alternative communication strategies such as social mobilization, the use of local media, and media advocacy may foster incremental legal reform and service provision, as well as transformed social expectations and norms. This article was co-published in Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence (ed: Sandra M. Stith), The Haworth Maltreatment & Trauma Press, an imprint of The Haworth Press, Inc., 2006, pp. 41-60. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) (journal abstract)