Using Interactive Theater to Create Socioculturally Relevant Community-Based Intimate Partner Violence Prevention

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 55, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 136-147

  Yoshihama, Mieko ^a   Tolman, Richard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Audience response measurement; Community based intervention; Domestic violence; Forum Theater; Peer educator; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ART; ASIAN AMERICAN; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSUMER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PEER GROUP; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; SOCIAL NORM; TRANSCULTURAL CARE;

ART; ASIAN AMERICANS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL NORMS; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 84925497297     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-014-9700-0     Document Type: Article

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