Briefing Paper

Evidence-led Violence Prevention: Principles and Guidelines for Practice

This policy brief presents lessons from the South African Violence Prevention Forum on how
to design a multisectoral violence prevention intervention for communities. While knowledge
is growing about what works to prevent violence, little is available on working with multiple
stakeholders who have different knowledge, experience and expectations. This brief shows
how to involve practitioners, researchers, government departments and community members in
designing a violence prevention project.