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Prevention Collaborative
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We are a growing global network of activists, practitioners and researchers seeking to “re-imagine prevention" to end violence against women and their children.

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💪 Want to strengthen your efforts to prevent VAW or VAC alongside peers and experts? 

Enrol in our free Violence Prevention Academy to deepen your understanding of essential concepts, models, and strategies.

🔗 https://prevent.short.gy/VPA 

#PreventionPractitioners
January 14, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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🌍 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: https://prevent.short.gy/VPA
January 13, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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🎙️ In this episode of Social Norms Chat, @lheise1.bsky.social joins Cäcilia Riederer to discuss gender norms, violence prevention, and how #PreventionPractitioners can effectively design programmes for social change.

🎧 Listen: https://prevent.short.gy/EZLazN
January 12, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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🚨 Violence against women is preventable. Our Prevention Essentials series supports #PreventionPractitioners to design prevention programmes using a feminist approach.

Explore the briefs:
1️⃣ https://prevent.short.gy/zwWkMe 
2️⃣ https://prevent.short.gy/6Mgd5X 
3️⃣ https://prevent.short.gy/2ixgir
January 9, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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Ready to meet our board? 🤝

We’re excited to introduce the people guiding our next chapter: Beatrice Ogutu, Clara Alemann, Prabu Deepan, and Lori Michau.

Learn more: https://prevent.short.gy/board

#PreventionPractitioners
January 8, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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🌐 Ready to connect, learn, and grow with #PreventionPractitioners around the world?

📅 Start the year with our free Violence Prevention Academy.

Coming soon 👉 https://prevent.short.gy/VPA
January 7, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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As we step into 2026, we’re proud to share an important milestone 🎉

We’ve transitioned from fiscal sponsorship to an independent entity and are now incorporated as a non-profit organisation in Canada, guided by a new board.

Thank you to all who helped make this possible 🌱

#PreventionPractitioners
January 6, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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Welcome to 2026 🎉

We are excited to continue strengthening the capacity of key actors to design and deliver violence prevention programmes informed by evidence, knowledge, and feminist principles.

🔗Join our digest to stay connected: https://prevent.short.gy/digest

#PreventionPractitioners
January 5, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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Dear friends,

Thank you for engaging with and supporting our violence prevention work. 🎉

We’ll be taking a short break from social media and will return on Monday, 5 January 2026. 😌

Wishing you a joyful start to 2026.
December 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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✍️ Planning for the year ahead?

📬 Sign up to the Prevention Collaborative Digest for the latest evidence, insights, and practical resources to strengthen violence prevention programming.

Start the new year informed and ready to act: https://cutt.ly/vrMRCr9m 

#PreventionCollaborative
December 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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🔎 Stop searching, start implementing.

The Prevention Collaborative Knowledge Hub curates the best evidence, programme examples, and strategies for effective VAW and VAC prevention.

⚒️ Find your next prevention resource: https://cutt.ly/ntojb0XM

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December 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Ready to specialise? 🧠

Our deep dive courses offer an in-depth look into best practices in violence prevention programming.

Level up your prevention programming 👉 https://cutt.ly/TtojzFpv

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December 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Feminist inspired. Evidence driven. Self paced. 🧡

Prevention Collaborative’s self-paced courses allow you to examine your values, biases, and experiences and how they may impact your violence prevention work.

Learn on your schedule: https://cutt.ly/EtojtRUM

#PreventionCollaborative
December 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Messaging matters in VAW prevention programmes, and effective messages are aspirational. That means they:
✨ Inspire positive change
✨ Prompt reflection
✨ Build solidarity

Take Aspire! to learn more ➡️ https://cutt.ly/ZrF9mfbE

#PreventionCollaborative
December 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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✊ You can’t reach a feminist goal with a patriarchal process.

Prevention Collaborative’s Communication Principles prioritise ethical storytelling, radical utility, and self-care as a political and personal act.

🌱 Discover how we work: https://cutt.ly/1rVS2Fxf

#PreventionCollaborative
December 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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@who.int announced the 2nd edition of the RESPECT framework for preventing violence against women. It provides updated evidence for violence prevention, including from humanitarian contexts—closing a major gap in crises zones.

👉 cutt.ly/HtiWcLWM

#PreventionCollaborative
December 11, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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On the eve of Human Rights Day, we pause to honor the memory of our dear friend and colleague, Crystal Dicks, whose life and work embodied equality and justice. Her dedication to creating a world free from violence continues to inspire us.

Rest in power, Crystal 💜

#PreventionCollaborative #16Days
December 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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📺 Edutainment is a promising strategy for scaling violence prevention efforts.

📚 Our brief reviews the effectiveness of #edutainment on anti-violence attitudes, norms, and behaviours and highlights key implications for practice and research.

👉🏾 https://cutt.ly/wtyJOPms

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December 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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🚸 Strengthening the mental health of parents and caregivers can prevent family violence. 

In this evidence review, @erinstern.bsky.social outlines how prevention programmes improve parental mental health to mitigate risks of child maltreatment.

🔗 https://cutt.ly/ftyF4KWM

#PreventionCollaborative
December 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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❓Can policy reform help reduce intimate partner violence? 

In this @thesvri.bsky.social podcast, @lizdarts.bsky.social, Dr. Rachael Pierotti, and Dr. Tara Cookson discuss how policy reform can shape safer, more equitable societies.

🎙️Tune in: https://cutt.ly/3ttpnorr

#UnderutilisedStrategies
November 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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🔍 Want the latest insights on violence prevention? Sign up for the Prevention Collaborative Digest today and stay informed.

🌐 Join our community: https://cutt.ly/ZttpcghE

#UnderutilisedStrategies
November 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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✨ Underutilised strategies—promising approaches that are not yet used widely—can scale and deepen the impact of traditional violence prevention programmes.

👉🏾 Learn more in our Knowledge Hub: https://cutt.ly/qr48xdYG

#UnderutilisedStrategies
November 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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💡 Harmful alcohol use and poor mental health are key risk factors for IPV. Integrating strategies that address these factors in prevention programmes can deepen their impact.

📖  Read insights from experts in this report: https://cutt.ly/Pttpy9Af

#UnderutilisedStrategies
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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As we mark the start of the #16Days, it’s vital to recognise the promise of policy change in helping prevent violence at scale. 

Discover how we’re strengthening the evidence base on the most promising policy and legal reforms for violence prevention 👇

#UnderutilisedStrategies
November 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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❓ What can communities do about harmful alcohol use?
 
In South Africa, Sonke Gender Justice guides communities to:
✅ Learn about liquor laws and how to use them
✅ Form committees to tackle liquor-related issues

📖Learn how: https://cutt.ly/DtrkDpLo

#UnderutilisedStrategies
November 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM