Partners in Prevention of Sexual Violence Project

Background

The Partners in Prevention of Sexual Violence Project will evaluate community-led interventions that impact the identified drivers and reinforcing factors of violence against women and children (Our Watch, 2021). The project will build on a Theory of Change (Hooker et al., 2021) by adopting the socio-ecological model to design the implementation and evaluation of select sexual violence prevention interventions across Australia. Previous evidence review of sexual violence primary prevention programs (Hooker et al., 2020) identified gaps in the global evidence, which we will act on to improve the national evidence base.

Aim

The aims of the project are to:

• work with community organisations to deliver 10 interventions to prevent sexual violence within the community
• deliver high-quality evaluations of interventions for approximately 10 community organisations
• determine, through the evidence collected through these interventions, what elements are effective or ineffective for reducing the drivers and reinforcing factors of sexual violence
• increase community, academic and government knowledge of effective sexual violence prevention interventions.

Funding Body

Federal Department of Social Services

Funding Budget

$7.45 million

Project start date

June 2024

Expected completion date

June 2027