First published 2018




CONTENTS
List of illustrations ix
List of contributors x
Preface xii
Acknowledgements xiv
List of acronyms xv
1 Framing the issues 1
Ann Taket and Beth R. Crisp
2 Working with parents and young families 25
Laura Coady, Ann Taket and Beth R. Crisp
3 Respectful relationships education: a case study of
working in schools 40
Debbie Ollis and Suzanne Dyson
4 Meeting adolescents ‘where they’re at’: the use of
technology to prevent violence and abuse in adolescent
romantic relationships 54
Erica Bowen and Emma Sorbring
5 Violence and abuse in young people’s intimate
relationships: interface of gender, prevalence, impact and
implications for prevention 68
Christine Barter
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6 Campus Safety Project: strategies, recommendations and
obstacles in addressing gender-based violence on campuses 83
Clara Porter and Cathy Plourde
7 Prevention, resistance, recovery, revolution: feminist
empowerment self-defence 98
Lynne Marie Wanamaker
8 Engaging bystanders in violence prevention 111
Ann Taket and Cathy Plourde
9 Faith communities as a setting for the prevention of
gender-based violence 124
Beth R. Crisp
10 The potential contribution of health and social care
professional practice to primary prevention 138
Ann Taket and Beth R. Crisp
11 Asset-based approaches for preventing gender-based violence
in the workplace 151
Beth R. Crisp and Ann Taket
12 Power, progress and pink pussy hats: rising resistance 163
Ann Taket and Beth R. Crisp
Index 176