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Family violence prevention programs in immigrant communities: perspectives of immigrant men
Author(s) -
Simbandumwe Louise,
Bailey Kim,
Denetto Shereen,
Migliardi Paula,
Bacon Brenda,
Nighswander Maggie
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/jcop.20263
Subject(s) - immigration , general partnership , refugee , domestic violence , qualitative research , political science , suicide prevention , sociology , medicine , poison control , environmental health , social science , law
The Strengthening Families in Canada Family Violence Prevention Project was aimed at engaging immigrant and refugee communities in family violence prevention. The project, which received support from the Community Mobilization Program, National Crime Prevention Strategy, involved a partnership of four community health and education organizations. The project had three streams: women's, youth, and men's. The women's and youth streams were composed of educational sessions on violence prevention. The third stream consisted of a qualitative research project examining immigrant and refugee men's views of family violence and their suggestions for prevention education. The authors present findings from this research and offer suggestions for future implementation of prevention programming for immigrant and refugee families. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.