SVRI - Sexual Violence Research Initiative 52d ago

If we are truly committed to preventing intimate partner violence (IPV), we need to understand not only survivors’ experiences, but also the behaviours, pathways, and systems that lead people to use violence in the first place. In this episode, we explore the complex and often challenging field of IPV perpetration prevention, how violent behaviours develop and persist into adulthood, and how economic and structural factors shape patterns of violence. Plus, we ask what it actually takes to support meaningful behaviour change. We also examine what works in perpetrator intervention programmes, where current approaches fall short, and why measuring “success” in this space remains one of the most difficult challenges in violence prevention research. Your host is: Ayesha Mago, Global Advocacy Director, Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) This episode’s guests are: - Kristin Diemer, Principal Research Fellow and co-lead of the kNOwVAWdata course, at the University of Melbourne - Dr Meghna Ranganathan, Associate Professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Listen to the full episode: https://podfollow.com/svri-podcast/episode/e9b942af6d3bd0d593649207fb58432721d5f3e0/view 🎧 Listen to learn: ➡︎ How violent behaviour in intimate relationships develops and persists over time ➡︎ The relationship between economic stressors, inequality, and IPV perpetration ➡︎ How perpetrators understand, justify, or minimise their behaviour ➡︎ What evidence tells us about behaviour change in perpetrator intervention programmes ➡︎ The challenges of measuring impact in prevention work ➡︎ Why IPV must be understood as both a health issue and a structural issue