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The Link between Boys' Victimization & Adult Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence: Opportunities for Prevention across the Life Course

Sectors:
Gender, Youth, and Social Dynamics | Youth | Protection | Social and Behavior Change
Authors:
Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children
Year Published:
2016
Resource Type:
Technical Guidance
Language:
English

While it is important to recognize the wide range of factors involved in IPV perpetration, this discussion paper draws attention to the ways in which IPV prevention can be enhanced through identifying men at risk of becoming perpetrators at earlier points in their lives and mitigating the impact of experiences of violence through age-specific intervention programs. Specifically, the aim of this paper is to identify pathways from childhood maltreatment to IPV perpetration in order to highlight these two forms of violence as intricately linked public health issues with implications for prevention across the life course.