The importance of addressing one's personal violence histories is becoming increasingly recognized, as is the need to deal with vicarious traumatization. With this expansion of trained providers, one hopes, both prevention and intervention services will continue to develop and improve. Recommendations Prevention Future school-based programs may benefit from being longer and more fully integrated into the curriculum. Programs that focus on teaching protective factors, such as healthy relationship skills, may be more effective than programs that focus on warning about risk factors. More research needs to be done on the effectiveness of community-wide prevention efforts, such as public service announcements.
More evaluation needs to be done on the effects of social structure changes.
Intervention Screening for partner violence and safety planning should be fundamental components of all services, from hospital emergency rooms to individual counseling. The development of programs tailored to treating victims of partner violence should receive increased attention that is on a par with the development of programs for perpetrators. Victim blaming and falsely communicating a sense of safety should be strongly avoided in any service modality. Respect for victims' stories, coping strategies, and self-worth should be emphasized by all service providers. Services should include assistance with gaining needed economic resources, social services, and legal advocacy.