Citation

Shea B, Nahwegahbow A, Andersson N. Pimatisiwin 2010; 8(2): 35-60.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Native Counselling Services of Alberta - Alberta ACADRE Network)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

21052554

PMCID

PMC2970596

Abstract

Many efforts to reduce family violence are documented in the published literature. We conducted a systematic review of interventions intended to prevent family violence in Aboriginal communities. We retrieved studies published up to October 2009; 506 papers included one systematic review, two randomized controlled trials, and fourteen non-randomized studies or reviews. Two reviews discussed interventions relevant to primary prevention (reducing the risk factors for family violence), including parenting, role modeling, and active participation. More studies addressed secondary prevention (where risk factors exist, reducing outbreaks of violence) such as restriction on the trading hours for take away alcohol and home visiting programs for high risk families. Examples of tertiary prevention (preventing recurrence) include traditional healing circles and group counseling. Most studies contributed a low level of evidence.

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