WAVE Trust: evidence based solutions to abuse and violence
I have started volunteering for the WAVE Trust, an unusual charity in that it's focused on examining and carrying out research into violence and abuse, and the most effective ways to reduce or eliminate them.
Violence and abuse are huge worldwide problems with severe consequences for the many victims, but the vast majority of initiatives to tackle them have little impact and simply lead people to believe that there are no real or long term solutions. I was drawn to WAVE because of its focus on root causes and evidence, because it has demonstrated in its reports that violence and abuse are in fact most often avoidable/solvable given the right approach, and because it is focused on getting the right information into the hands of governments, policy makers, health care organizations and others best in a position to make a significant difference.
WAVE has recently achieved some major breakthroughs such as public recognition and support from various members of government/parliament in the UK, but its old frame-based website is holding it back:
http://wavetrust.org/
I'm joining a volunteer professional designer to work on a new replacement website. Most likely we'll choose an open source CMS that will allow the designer and content authors to directly modify and update the site. However, there's way more to do than one part time designer and developer can handle, so if you or someone you know may be interested in helping, email me jwatt@jwatt.org
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