Making the Case for Domestic Violence Prevention; Overview Of This Chapter

Manual: Making the Cost Benefit Case for Domestic Violence Prevention

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Making the Case for Domestic Violence Prevention Through the Lens of Cost-Benefit

A Manual for Domestic Violence Prevention Practitioners
(and the State and Local Policy-Makers They Present to)

Overview Of This Chapter (1)

This chapter introduces the basic concepts that we will explore in this Manual: domestic violence prevention and applying the cost-benefit approach to valuing prevention programs. It provides a rationale for the use of cost-benefit approaches by domestic violence prevention program practitioners. It also explains how the Manual is organized.

This Manual was created to help domestic violence practitioners make the case that their prevention programs are valuable and worthy of public and private investment.