creative interventions community-based domestic violence intervention project RWJ Fresh Ideas Grantee Meeting March 18 – 10, 2008

creative interventions brief organizational overview Oakland based – national scope Violence intervention/prevention through community building Targets marginalized communities: communities of color, immigrant, LGBTQ Collaborative program model Accessible, community-friendly models and tools

conventional remedies to violence creative interventions promoting community-based interventions to interpersonal violence conventional remedies to violence help from outside systems safety = leaving abuser accountability = criminalization solution = separation and community dislocation wait until crisis creative interventions as alternative option help from friends, family, social network safety = community accountability solution = strengthened community capacity for health targets early and all stages of violence

creative interventions what is needed to build community capacity to end violence? project goals define a community-based interventions approach build an effective model create community-appropriate tools test and evaluate model and tools develop community training materials regenerate the model across regions and communities shift systems towards community-based approach

creative interventions project collaborative partners

creative interventions community-based domestic violence intervention project