Cross-sector collaboration is needed to address root causes of persistent public health
challenges. We conducted a systematic literature review to identify studies describing …

Background Coalitions are a popular mechanism for delivering community-based health
promotion. The aim of this systematic review was to synthesize research that has …

Violence against women (VAW) has become an increasingly salient issue in India, with
women at risk for different forms of gendered violence. While there may be universal …

Prior research suggests that the juvenile legal system does too little to address the sources
and underlying reasons for girls' court referrals. Drawing on attribution theories, the current …

Objective: Sexual Assault Response Teams (SARTs) seek to improve the response to
sexual assault by coordinating the efforts of police, prosecutors, nurses/doctors, victim …

Social capital provides a conceptual tool for understanding the social fabric at the heart of
the community psychology agenda. It adds an emphasis on how everyday interactions are …

Described as a “holy hush,” past research has noted a general silence about and reluctance
to address intimate partner violence (IPV) in religious congregations. To explore this, we …

Background For a comprehensive health sector response to intimate partner violence (IPV),
interventions should target individual and health facility levels, along with the broader health …

Food policy councils (FPCs) are collaboratives that work to strengthen food systems. Over
300 FPCs exist in the United States, Canada, and Tribal Nations. In 2015, we surveyed the …

Critics of mandatory interventions for intimate partner violence (IPV) propose that the justice
system disempowers victims by denying them voice and choice in legal proceedings. This …