TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Interventions that address interpersonal violence experienced by adolescents globally: a systematic review of reviews
JO  - Injury prevention
A1  - Walker, Natasha
A1  - Peden, Amy E.
A1  - Bestman, Amy
A1  - Baffsky, Rachel
A1  - Willoughby, Melissa
A1  - Ma, Tracey
A1  - Moeller, Holger
A1  - Torok, Michelle
A1  - Peden, Margaret
A1  - Ivers, Rebecca Q.
A1  - Cullen, Patricia
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Globally, adolescents experience a significant burden of interpersonal violence, impacting their health, well-being and life trajectory. To address this, decision-makers need reliable evidence on effective interventions across various contexts. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: Synthesise the evidence for interventions addressing interpersonal violence experienced by adolescents aged 10-25 years. <br><br>METHODS: Six electronic databases were systematically searched. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses published globally between 2010 and 2022 were included if they reported interventions addressing interpersonal violence experienced by adolescents. <br><br>RESULTS were synthesised narratively. <br><br>RESULTS: 35 systematic reviews were included, of which 16 were also meta-analyses. Majority of reviews included interventions set in high income countries (71%) and implemented in educational settings (91%). Effectiveness was reported in majority of interventions measuring victimisation and/or perpetration of intimate partner violence, sexual violence, bullying and/or cyberbullying (90%), majority of interventions measuring improvements in knowledge and attitudes towards violence (94%) and all interventions measuring bystander behaviour and improvements in well-being and quality of life. However, the quality of included reviews as per Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews 2 and National Health and Medical Research Council was low, and equity as per PROGRESS-PLUS was seldom considered. There was also a paucity of interventions addressing interpersonal violence in low-middle income countries (12%) and none of the included interventions specifically addressed interpersonal violence perpetrated in the home such as family violence. <br><br>CONCLUSION: There is some evidence of promising interventions to address interpersonal violence experienced by adolescents, however there are gaps in scope and implementation. There is a need for equity-oriented public health approaches to comprehensively address the disproportionate burden of interpersonal violence experienced by adolescents globally, including those at the highest risk of harm. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42020218969.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1353-8047
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip-2023-045090
ID  - ref1
ER  -