Primary Prevention
The field of public health has defined three levels of prevention: primary, secondary, and tertiary.
The training and resources found on VETO Violence focus on primary prevention.
Our goal is to prevent pain and suffering associated with violence by stopping it before it initially occurs. Throughout the website, you will find that primary prevention strategies are categorized as those that occur "before violence" while secondary and tertiary prevention approaches are labeled as those occurring "after violence".
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Primary prevention involves strategies that stop violence before it initially occurs. These strategies reduce the factors that put people at risk for experiencing violence. They also increase the factors that protect people or buffer them from risk.
Secondary prevention focuses on the immediate responses to violence. These efforts may include emergency services or medical care for victims.
Tertiary prevention involves long-term approaches that occur in the aftermath of violence. These may include efforts to rehabilitate the perpetrator or services that lessen the emotional trauma to the victim.
