Policies

Prevention Resources for Action

CDC’s Prevention Resources for Action provide evidence-based strategies to guide states and communities in preventing violence. These resources combine proven approaches aimed at changing behaviors and environments across multiple sectors to improve public health and safety

Intimate Partner Violence & Caregiver Abuse Screening

This guideline outlines best practices for screening women of reproductive age for intimate partner violence and emphasizes the need for referrals to effective, ongoing support

Prevent Youth Substance Use

CDC’s ENGAGE resource outlines six evidence-based strategies to prevent youth substance use by strengthening families, schools, communities, and healthcare systems. It offers adaptable approaches, backed by research, to delay initiation, reduce risks, and build supportive environments for youth well-being.

Awake to Woke to Work

Equips organizations to accelerate measurable progress as they work to build a culture that centers racial equity

A Theory of Change for Primary Prevention in the U.S.

Theory of Change to guide shared values & strategies for building a comprehensive prevention ecosystem

Place Matters

Paper examining how the built and natural environments interact to shape lifelong physical and mental health

Economic Justice as Violence Prevention

Strategies for increasing economic equity across sectors to prevent violence

Anti-Racist Policymaking

Introduces a policy framework to highlight approaches with the potential to promote Black families’ and babies’ well-being

Respect Women

Evidence-based strategies for policymakers to take action to prevent violence against women

School Anti-Harassment Policy

Sample anti-harassment policy for use in schools

ModelCampus

Explores how universities can prevent and respond to gender-based violence on campus

Rethinking Schools

Sustaining and strengthening public education through social justice teaching and education activism

11 Ways to Boost Your Work with News Media

Guide focused on working with news media around prevention-focused messaging

Girls for Gender Equity

Intergenerational organization for physical, psychological, social, and economic development of girls & women

Dating Matters

60-minute online course for those interested in improving teen health

Involved Fatherhood Project

Explores the positive roles of fathers and fatherhood programs in promoting gender equality and healthy relationships