Family violence prevention programs in immigrant communities: perspectives of immigrant men

Abstract

The Strengthening Families in Canada Family Violence Prevention Project was aimed at engaging immigrant and refugee communities in family violence prevention. The project, which received support from the Community Mobilization Program, National Crime Prevention Strategy, involved a partnership of four community health and education organizations. The project had three streams: women's, youth, and men's. The women's and youth streams were composed of educational sessions on violence prevention. The third stream consisted of a qualitative research project examining immigrant and refugee men's views of family violence and their suggestions for prevention education. The authors present findings from this research and offer suggestions for future implementation of prevention programming for immigrant and refugee families.

Enculturation and Attitudes Toward Intimate Partner Violence and Gender Roles in an Asian Indian Population: Implications for Community‐Based Prevention

“…A promising approach to IPV prevention may be promoting participation in community affairs. Discussion at such ethno-culturally a Scored on a six-point scale: 1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = slightly disagree, 4 = slightly agree, 5 = agree, 6 = strongly agree e Scored on a six-point scale: 1 = does not participate, 2 = less than once a year, 3 = at least once a year, 4 = several times a year, 5 = at least once a month, 6 = at least once a week familiar venues may be particularly conducive to candid and critical discussion of the benefits and costs of traditional values and practices among community members; engaging community and religious leaders and developing their capacity in IPV prevention may also be effective (see Fullwood 2002;Simbandumwe et al 2008;Yoshihama et al 2012).…”

Reducing Substance Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence in Punjabi Sikh Communities

“…Leaders from the community could be identified and trained, and they could then educate others in the community. More male practitioners in particular are needed as role models and to work with boys affected by violence (Simbandumwe et al 2008;Almeida and Dolan-Del Vecchio 1999;Izzidien 2008).…”

“…Information that builds upon community values and norms is important; messages such as how the information will build the strength of families will likely be well-received (Sharma 1998;Dasgupta 2007;Sharma 2001;Shirwadkar 2004;Simbandumwe et al 2008).…”

“…Continuing to discuss social issues through public lectures may be an effective prevention strategy in working with South Asian families, as it may be deemed less threatening than therapy (Simbandumwe et al 2008).…”

Intimate Partner Violence Victimization Among Refugee Men: Prevalence and Correlates With Associated Factors

“…The results of this study highlight a need for more quantitative and qualitative studies to understand the magnitude of male refugee victimization and its consequences (e.g., depression, anxiety). The fact that men in patriarchal cultures can be victimized must promote changes in the legislation of family protection procedures to include men as potential IPV victims (Simbandumwe et al, 2008), in addition to refugee women and children. Like abused refugee women, men should have the opportunity to receive help/support and interventions (Hines & Douglas, 2016).…”