Violence

Prevention of violence against women and children

preventionStrengthening capacity for preventing violence against women and children.

Examples of efforts in this area include:

- Carrying out capacity building workshops on prevention of violence for policy makers

- Supporting the evaluation of prevention initiatives

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October 7-8, 2019, Experts’ Meeting on Strengthening the Public Health Approach to Youth Violence in the Americas, Washington, DC

October 3, 2019 Side event to the 57th Directing Council on Addressing Violence in the Americas: What more can be done?, Washington, DC

May 28-31, 2019 Strengthening the health system to address violence against women: Training of trainers for health care providers. Jamaica 

December 2-5, 2018 - PAHO co-sponsors the II Caribbean Conference of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) 

Nov. 29, 2018 - Violence Against Women in the Americas: Data and Action 

Sept. 4-6, 2018 - Strengthening the capacity of health care providers to respond to violence against women in Guatemala (in Spanish)

Apr. 4-5, 2018 - Violence in childhood and adolescence in Dominican Republic (in Spanish)

Dec. 1, 2017 - Connecting the Dots: Examining the intersections between violence against women and violence against children

Sept. 18-21, 2017 - Sexual Violence Research Initiative Forum 

March 21-23, 2017- INSPIRE: Seven strategies for ending violence against children - Expert consultation to finalize coverage and impact indicators

March 15-17, 2017- Workshop: Strengthening the capacity of health systems to prevent and respond to violence against women

Feb. 7-8, 2017- Regional Meeting on Prevention and Response to Violence Against Girls, Boys and Adolescents