Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of tables and figures
- Notes on contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Introduction
- one Preventing violence against women and girls through education: dilemmas and challenges
- two Does gender matter in violence prevention programmes?
- three Responding to sexual violence in girls’ intimate relationships: the role of schools
- four ‘Pandora’s Box’: preventing violence against black and minority ethnic women and girls
- five Preventing violence against women and girls: a whole school approach
- six What did you learn at school today? Education for prevention
- seven No silent witnesses: strategies in schools to empower and support disclosure
- eight Preventing sexual violence: the role of the voluntary sector
- nine ‘Boys think girls are toys’: sexual exploitation and young people
- ten MsUnderstood: the benefits of engaging young women in antiviolence work
- eleven Shifting Boundaries: lessons on relationships for students in middle school
- Concluding remarks
- Appendix: Examples of programmes in the UK
- Index
Appendix: Examples of programmes in the UK
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 March 2022
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of tables and figures
- Notes on contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Introduction
- one Preventing violence against women and girls through education: dilemmas and challenges
- two Does gender matter in violence prevention programmes?
- three Responding to sexual violence in girls’ intimate relationships: the role of schools
- four ‘Pandora’s Box’: preventing violence against black and minority ethnic women and girls
- five Preventing violence against women and girls: a whole school approach
- six What did you learn at school today? Education for prevention
- seven No silent witnesses: strategies in schools to empower and support disclosure
- eight Preventing sexual violence: the role of the voluntary sector
- nine ‘Boys think girls are toys’: sexual exploitation and young people
- ten MsUnderstood: the benefits of engaging young women in antiviolence work
- eleven Shifting Boundaries: lessons on relationships for students in middle school
- Concluding remarks
- Appendix: Examples of programmes in the UK
- Index
Summary
There are a considerable number of resources available to those wanting to work with children and young people about violence against women and girls. Below is a short list of some of the most well-known programmes and resources in the UK, five of which are discussed in this book. Our aim in including them here is to provide introductory information to readers and not an endorsement of them.
Cheshire East/Cheshire West and Chester
A range of resources for children and young people aged 5–18.
Contact Cheshire East Domestic Abuse Partnership (CEDAP, website: www.cheshireeast.gov.uk /social_care_and_health/domestic_abuse. aspx) and/or Cheshire West and Chester Domestic Abuse Partnership (CWACDAP, website: www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/residents/crime_prevention_and_emergenci/domestic_abuse/domestic_abuse_ partnership.aspx).
CRUSH
West Mercia Women's Aid
An awareness-raising and support programme to help young people make safe and healthy relationships. The sessions are run in small groups and are specifically designed for 13–19 year olds.
Website: www.westmerciawomensaid.org/crush
Expect Respect
Women's Aid
The Expect Respect Educational Toolkit consists of one easy-to-use ‘core’ lesson for each year group from Reception to Year 13 and is based on themes that have been found to be effective in tackling domestic abuse.
Website: www.thehideout.org.uk /over10/adults /resources /educationaltoolkit/default.aspa
The GREAT Project
Equation
The GREAT Project enables primary school children to gain knowledge about healthy relationships, to explore what domestic abuse is and to know where to go for help and support. It is delivered to children in Years 5 and 6 by facilitators trained by Equation.
Website: www.thegreatproject.org.uk
Helping Hands
Women's Aid Federation Northern Ireland
Helping Hands is a preventative education programme, developed by Women's Aid Federation Northern Ireland, in partnership with the Department of Education (NI), for primary school children at key stages 1 and 2. The programme aims to increase children's understanding of feeling safe and to explore and promote behaviours which will contribute to a safe environment.
Website: www.womensaidni.org/about-us/our-work/preventativeeducation/working-with-children-in-primary-schools
Learning to Respect
Hounslow Domestic Violence Education Programme
Learning to Respect is a domestic violence education initiative for Hounslow schools and other settings. The aim of the programme is to educate all young people in Hounslow about safe nonabusive relationships. The programme has a multiagency team of facilitators drawn from statutory and voluntary agencies in the borough. The facilitators deliver training to staff who then deliver to young people.
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- Preventing Violence against Women and GirlsEducational Work with Children and Young People, pp. 255 - 260Publisher: Bristol University PressPrint publication year: 2014