Making the Case for Domestic Violence Prevention; Spectrum of Community Change

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)

Spectrum of Community Change

Adapted from www.preventioninstitute.org, Contra Costa County Health Services and Transforming Communities Technical Assistance, Training and Resource Center.

**Spectrum of Community Change Chart**
Level of Spectrum	Definition of Level	Example: DV Prevention in the Faith Community
1. Strengthening Individual Knowledge and Skills	Enhancing an individual’s ability to prevent injury and promote safety	Meeting one-on-one with faith leaders to educate them about domestic violence
2. Promoting Community Education	Reaching groups of people with information and resources to promote health and safety	Sermons that address DV Support groups at places of worship
3. Educating Providers	Informing providers who will transmit skills and knowledge to others	Holding a special workshop on DV for local faith leaders
4. Fostering Coalitions and Networks	Bringing together groups and individuals for broader goals and greater impact	Creating a “Faith Leaders and DV Prevention Advocates” Forum that meets regularly Sponsoring inter-faith “prayer breakfasts” on DV
5. Mobilizing Communities and Neighborhoods	Creating opportunities for community members to become agents of change – to plan and take action to transform their community	Conducting a sermon outreach campaign where every place of worship will deliver a sermon on DV during the same week/month.
6. Cross-Sector Collaboration	Working collectively with law enforcement, education, medical, religion, media, social services, and other sectors to advance a common agenda	Inviting faith leaders and other sectors’ representatives to serve on DV council and create a coordinated community response to DV
7. Changing Organizational Practices	Adopting regulations and shaping norms to improve health and safety	Creating abuse prevention and response protocols within local congregations Creating mandatory premarital counseling programs that address DV
8. Influencing Policy and Legislation	Developing strategies to change laws and policies on local, state, or national levels	Getting local congregations to lobby for passage of DV legislation

Adapted from www.preventioninstitute.org, Contra Costa County Health Services and Transforming Communities Technical Assistance, Training and Resource Center

**Worksheet: Spectrum of Community Change**
Level of Spectrum	Your Prevention Program: a) What you do now. b) Activities you could do in the future.
1. Strengthening Individual Knowledge and Skills	a) b)
2. Promoting Community Education	a) b)
3. Educating Providers	a) b)
4. Fostering Coalitions and Networks	a) b)
5. Mobilizing Communities and Neighborhoods	a) b)
6. Cross-Sector Collaboration	a) b)
7. Changing Organizational Practices	a) b)
8. Influencing Policy and Legislation	a) b)