“It is unreasonable to expect that people will change their behavior easily when so many forces in the Social, Cultural, and Physical environment conspire against such change” – Institute of Medicine
Potential Goals:
Change social and cultural gender norms through:
- Use of social norms theory
- Media awareness campaigns
- Working with men and boys
The Spectrum of Prevention
Individual Knowledge and Skills
Convening: Prioritized Strategies
- Mentor and model appropriate online behavior for both young people and adults
Community Education
Convening: Prioritized Strategies
“Community engagement is key to any successful movement
- Build on community assets
- Prevention messages rooted in community needs and priorities
- Increase resilience
- Support healthy norms and counter fear-based messages
Community Level Coalitions and Networks
- Community/State Level
- Organize child abuse prevention coalitions that include representatives from multiple disciplines
- National Level
- Develop a rapid response media network to spread prevention messages
- All Organizations
- Enact workplace policies that support the family unit
- Youth Serving Organizations
- Implement organization-wide youth development curricula that is comprehensive and positive
- Incorporate Quality Prevention Strategies in Current Policy
- Hold Industry Accountable
- Adopt Mandates for Prevention Efforts