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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 (3)

Before we can start talking about the cost-effectiveness of our prevention programs, we need to be clear on our terms. This chapter will explore domestic violence prevention terms, their definitions, and how we can use them to support our case. This chapter also explores how primary prevention takes place within a system of community institutions and stresses the importance of collaboration.

Click here for a concise definition of the following terms:

     Domestic Violence / Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

     Prevention of Violence

     Primary Prevention

     Secondary Prevention

     Tertiary Prevention

     Collaboration

Readers may wish to look through the glossary in Appendix A for additional relevant terms.