Reposted by @rlevtov.bsky.socialPrevention Collaborative @prevention-collaborative.org · 13/01/2026🌍 Calling #PreventionPractitioners! Our free, hybrid Violence Prevention Academy is open for applications! 🗓️ Apply by 31 January to connect, learn, and grow with peers and experts: prevent.short.gy/VPA 033
rlevtov.bsky.social @rlevtov.bsky.social · 16/07/2025A few weeks ago I had the privilege to collaborate with the amazing Lindsay Stark, Ilana Seff, Chen Reiss, and Julianne Deitch to highlight the impact of the US funding cuts on the field of violence against women and children. 020
Reposted by @rlevtov.bsky.socialPrevention Collaborative @prevention-collaborative.org · 15/07/2025📉US funding cuts threaten progress on ending VAW/C. 👉In The Lancet, Lindsay Stark, Chen Reis, Ilana Seff, Ruti Levtov (Prevention Collaborative), & Julianne Deitch outline the effects & urge governments to reinvest: cutt.ly/jrUJfiRp #ProgrammingWell @chenr.bsky.social @rlevtov.bsky.social 023
Reposted by @rlevtov.bsky.socialPrevention Collaborative @prevention-collaborative.org · 30/06/2025🫵 Have you registered for our upcoming webinar on #edutainment as an emerging #preventionstrategy? Together with RAES and Soul City, we will: 📌 Share findings from a new evidence review 📌 Reflect on lessons from real-world programmes 🔗 Register now: cutt.ly/9rWvx96N 001
rlevtov.bsky.social @rlevtov.bsky.social · 10/06/2025❌ Fiction! Edutainment is much more than just entertainment. It uses stories to shift attitudes, improve knowledge, and encourage positive behaviour. Evidence shows it can even reduce violence and change harmful norms when done well. Learn more 🔗 cutt.ly/Irb7FOsZ 001
rlevtov.bsky.social @rlevtov.bsky.social · 10/06/2025❌ Fiction! Edutainment is much more than just entertainment. It uses stories to shift attitudes, improve knowledge, and encourage positive behaviour. Evidence shows it can even reduce violence and change harmful norms when done well. Learn more 🔗 cutt.ly/Irb7FOsZcutt.lyPrevention Collaborative - EDUTAINMENTUSING THE POWER OF MASS ENTERTAINMENT TO PROMOTE CHANGE Popular entertainment formats (such as TV, radio, and mobile apps) can be used to tackle complex social 000
rlevtov.bsky.social @rlevtov.bsky.social · 10/06/2025✅ FACT! Option1 Pairing #Edutainment with direct community engagement — like listener/viewer groups, facilitated discussions, call-in radio shows, or community mobilisation — shows how others may be shifting opinions and behaviours, enhancing its overall impact.🤝 Learn more 🔗 cutt.ly/Irb7FOsZ 001
Reposted by @rlevtov.bsky.socialDr. Erin Stern @erinstern.bsky.social · 25/02/2025#CollaborativeQ&A This is an interesting new review on the particular value of group based programmes to strengthen parental and caregiver mental health: cutt.ly/ZreZbizgcutt.lyGroup-Based Parenting Programs for Improving Parenting and Psychosocial Functioning: A Systematic Review | Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research: Vol 4, No 4Parental psychosocial health can have a significant effect on the later psychological health of the child. Parenting programs have been shown to have an effect on the emotional and behavioral adjustme... 121
Reposted by @rlevtov.bsky.socialPrevention Collaborative @prevention-collaborative.org · 25/02/2025📍 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐨𝐰! Do you have questions from our recent #EvidenceReview on “Improving the #MentalHealth of Parents and Caregivers as a Strategy to Prevent Family Violence”? @erinstern.bsky.social is live on Bluesky now to answer all your questions. 853
Reposted by @rlevtov.bsky.socialPrevention Collaborative @prevention-collaborative.org · 07/02/2025Our latest evidence review by @erinstern.bsky.social considers the intersections of IPV and child maltreatment, including how mothers’ use of violence against their children needs to be understood within the context of their experiences of IPV. Read more ➡️https://cutt.ly/ve5reg8g 001
