Working with workplaces : challenges and opportunities for workplace violence prevention and bystander programs

Abstract

"This paper explores some of the challenges, tensions and opportunities<br/ >in workplace-based programs for the primary prevention of violence<br/ >against women, based on findings from program evaluation. The<br/ >purpose of this paper is twofold: firstly, it will inform the continuous<br/ >improvement of Women's Health Victoria's Take a Stand program to<br/ >ensure it remains consistent with current evidence and good practice.<br/ >Secondly, it is anticipated that the findings will contribute to the<br/ >evidence base on effective primary prevention practice in general,<br/ >particularly in the context of the current focus in Victoria on workplaces<br/ >as a key setting for the prevention of family violence and violence<br/ >against women, and on bystander approaches to primary prevention."