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Domestic Violence Prevention Enhancements and Leadership Through Alliances (DELTA) Project
As a community, we can prevent domestic violence by educating ourselves, our employees, our families and youth in an effort to understand the attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors that allow domestic violence to occur. The DELTA Project of Ottawa County is dedicated to working with local communities, schools, faith leaders, parents, youth, and men and boys as allies to prevent domestic violence before it happens. Domestic violence is a community wide issue. You can help prevent domestic violence. We all have a role to play in prevention.
The DELTA Project of Ottawa County is a collaborative primary prevention program of Lakeshore Alliance Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (LAADSV) and Center for Women in Transition. We are one of over seventy DELTA programs nationwide working hard to prevent domestic and sexual violence in intimate relationships through prevention education and community-based strategies.
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Primary Prevention
- Primary prevention is taking action before domestic and sexual violence occurs.
- Prevention efforts promote healthy environments and behaviors in order to reduce the likelihood or frequency of domestic and sexual violence.
- Primary prevention involves developing comprehensive strategies that stop violence before initial perpetration or victimization occurs.
Spectrum of Prevention
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Level of Spectrum |
Definition of Level |
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1. Strengthening Individual Knowledge and Skills |
Enhancing an individual’s capability of preventing injury or illness and promoting safety. |
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2. Promoting Community Education |
Reaching groups of people with information and resources to promote health and safety. |
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3. Educating Providers |
Informing providers who will transmit skills and knowledge to others. |
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4. Fostering Coalitions and Networks |
Bringing together groups and individuals for broader goals and greater impact. |
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5. Changing Organizational Practices
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Adopting regulations and shaping norms to improve health and safety. |
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6. Influencing Policy Legislation
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Developing strategies to change laws and policies to influence outcomes. |
Research
Shifting the Paradigm: Primary Prevention of Sexual Violence
Community Action Kit: Helping Preteens and Teens Build Healthy Relationships
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