supports ICADV Primary Prevention Initiatives
Planning for prevention and intervention
Contents
I. Introduction to Bystander Intervention
II. Intervening to Prevent Violence
III. Promoting Healthy Behaviors
IV. Resources
One of the many advantages to a bystander approach is that it enables everyone to take a role in ending domestic violence. By shifting the responsibility to end violence onto the community at large, a bystander approach discourages victim blaming, invites both men and women to share responsibility, and reduces community-wide risk factors for domestic violence.
