URL:

http://www.who.int/violenceprevention/en/

Country:

International

Description:

The Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA) is a network of WHO Member State governments, nongovernmental and community-based organisations, and private, international and intergovernmental agencies working to prevent violence. VPA participants share a public health approach that targets the root causes and risk factors underlying the likelihood of an individual becoming involved in violence and recognises the need for improved services to mitigate the harmful effects of violence when it does occur. VPA activities aim to facilitate the development of policies, programmes and tools to implement the recommendations of the World Report on Violence and Health in communities, countries, and regions around the world, and attempt to strengthen sustained, multi-sectoral cooperation around this shared vision for violence prevention.