Community Education & Prevention
Violence Is Preventable
Sunrise is dedicated to the prevention of Interpersonal Violence before it ever happens. We believe that violence is not inevitable. Everyone deserves to live a life free from violence. Preventing initial incidences of violence requires the work of an entire community. The assistance of dedicated community members like you will make a difference, right here, in Pasco County. To see how you can get involved, please contact us below.
What do we mean by Prevention?
Primary prevention is any action, strategy or policy that prevents intimate partner violence from initially occurring. Primary prevention seeks to reduce the overall likelihood that anyone will become a victim or a perpetrator by creating conditions that make violence less likely to occur. Prevention of intimate partner violence (IPV) focuses on preventing first-time perpetration and first time victimization.
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Secondary and Tertiary prevention (often called intervention, or prevention) are efforts to identify and address early signs of abuse or abusiveness (secondary) or even to change individuals who are already abused or abusive (tertiary) in order to reduce the consequences of abuse and prevent recurrence.