Prevention

DELTA Impact Prevention Project

NCCADV believes in the importance of prevention. Increasing awareness of domestic violence is an important first step. But to prevent people from perpetrating domestic violence in the first place, we need to address the root causes of violence. NCCADV works to address these root causes at the state level and by building capacity for local prevention practitioners.

NCCADV participates in a prevention program called DELTA Impact, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). NCCADV’s DELTA Impact project aims to improve the following root causes of violence:

Gender norms,
Norms about aggression,
Family economic stress,
Coordination of community resources, and
Family support and connectedness.

NCCADV’s state-level work includes two main projects related to these root causes. One of our projects is to increase access to paid family leave. The other focuses on helping organizations improve policies and become more trauma-informed.

NCCADV’s DELTA Impact project also supports local work in middle schools and colleges in Wilmington, North Carolina. These programs promote gender equity, safe school environments, and bystander intervention.

NCCADV has participated in the CDC’s DELTA program since it began in 2002. NCCADV’s DELTA Impact project builds on our history of working with diverse partners to create community- and societal-level change.

NCCADV Prevention Resources and Tools

PreventViolenceNC.org
Prevent Violence NC has resources and research to help build prevention programming. The site focuses on how to build key community, family, and individual strengths. Prevent Violence NC is a cooperative effort by NCCADV and four statewide agencies.

Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence Data Source Inventory
This inventory summarizes each data source and the type of data it offers. Practitioners can easily identify data sources that will be useful to their work.

EVE’s PEACE Toolkit
This toolkit helps faith leaders improve practices and policies related to domestic violence. Topics include:

Shifting community norms, attitudes and beliefs,
Increasing support of healthy relationships, and
Improving congregations' response to domestic violence.

The toolkit can be used independently and in addition to training on preventing and responding to domestic violence. It was developed by NCCADV in collaboration with faith leaders from across the state.

Catalog of Evidence-Based And Promising Practices
This catalog of evidence-based and promising practices was compiled in 2009. It can help users decide which dating violence prevention and programming to use. These promising practices apply to community, faith, and school-based settings.

Catalog of Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Programs and Curricula for Post-Secondary Institutions.
This catalog offers practices for IPV prevention on college and university campuses. It provides summaries and other important information for program implementation.