How do we shift inequitable gender norms? How do we improve parenting skills in families experiencing forced displacement? How do we provide the knowledge and skills needed for refugee adolescent girls to safely transition to adulthood?

This body of research seeks to understand the shared drivers of violence against women and children in humanitarian settings, and design and test interventions to prevent violence. With collaborators, we have tested a combined intimate partner violence and child abuse prevention program (Safe at Home), a male engagement program to change gender norms (Engaging Men in Accountable Practice), and a life skills program for adolescent girls (COMPASS) as a few examples.

Check out:

• Falb, et al (2023). Improving family functioning and reducing violence in the home in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo: a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial of Safe at Home. BMJ Open.
• Falb, et al (2020). Developing an inclusive conceptual model for preventing violence in the home in humanitarian settings: qualitative findings from Myanmar and the Democratic Republic of Congo.Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
• Falb, et al (2016). Creating opportunities through mentorship, parental involvement, and safe spaced (COMPASS) program: a multi-country study protocol to protect girls from violence in humanitarian settings. BMC Public Health