Section 1: An introduction to the study of violence as a public health issue
1. Interpersonal violence and its importance as a global public health issue, Peter D. Donnelly and Catherine L. Ward
2. Homicide, Richard Matzopoulos, Kavi Bhalla, and James Harrison
3. The epidemiology of child maltreatment, Melissa T. Merrick, Beverly L. Fortson, and James A. Mercy
4. Youth violence, Catherine L. Ward
5. Developmental origins of physical aggression, Richard E. Tremblay
6. The epidemiology of intimate partner violence, Heidi Stockl, Karen Devries, and Charlotte Watts
7. Prevalence of non-partner sexual violence: a review of global data, Naeemah Abrahams, Karen Devries, Charlotte Watts, Christina Pallitto, Max Petzold, Simukai Shamu, and Claudia Garcia-Moreno
8. Male on male violence, Francesco Mitis and Dinesh Sethi
9. The epidemiology of elder abuse, Bridget Penhale and Isabel Iborra
10. Beyond convention: anthropology, drugs, and violence, Jorja Leap
11. The geographic, socio-economic and cultural determinants of violence, Vania Ceccato
Section 3: The consequences of violence
12. The consequences of violence: assessing the health burden of violence, Megan Prinsloo, Debbie Bradshaw, and Ian Neethling
13. The consequences of violence: mental health issues, Sue Hawkridge, Astrid Berg, and Soraya Seedat
14. Violence, police, and criminal justice Systems, Robin S. Engel and Jeffrey E. Clutter
15. The economic costs of violence, Phaedra Corso and Nathanial Taylor
16. Violence and the education system, Ross Deuchar
Section 4: Evidence-informed programmes to reduce violence
17. What is evidence in violence prevention?, Damien J. Williams, Anna J. Gavine, Catherine L. Ward, and Peter D. Donnelly
18. Preventing child maltreatment and youth violence using parent training and home visiting programmes, Jane Barlow
19. Violence prevention through reduction of risks to child health and development in the years prior to school, Andrew Dawes
20. Preventing violence through positive youth development programmes, Abigail A. Fagan and Richard F. Catalano
21. Social-emotional school-based prevention programmes and frameworks, Dorothy L. Espelage
22. Preventing youth violence through therapeutic interventions for high-risk youth, Scott W. Henggeler
23. Preventing violence through interventions in the health system, Christine Goodall
24. Evidence-informed approaches to preventing sexual violence and abuse, Stephen Smallbone and Nadine McKillop
25. Preventing intimate partner violence, Lori Heise
26. Preventing intimate partner violence through advocacy and support programmes, Gene Feder and Lynnmarie Sardinha
27. Preventing male violence, Michael Flood
28. Evidence-informed programmes to reduce violence: preventing elder abuse, Liesbeth de Donder
29. Preventing gang violence, Erika Gebo, Ellen Foley, and Laurie Ross
30. Chicago, I do mind dying, John M. Hagedorn
31. Preventing violence through interventions for substance abuse, Christine Goodall
32. Hospitals as a locus for violence intervention, Jonathan Purtle, Theodore J. Corbin, Linda J. Rich, and John A. Rich
33. Preventing violence through changing social norms, Fergus G. Neville
34. Community-engaged violence prevention: approaches and principles, Mohamed Seedat, Shahnaaz Suffla, and Catherine L. Ward
Section 5: National and international policies to reduce violence
35. Child protection policy, Robin J. Kimbrough-Melton and Gary B. Melton
36. International, national and local government policies to reduce youth violence, Margaret Shaw
37. International policies to reduce and prevent gender-based violence, Helene Combrinck
38. National and international policies to reduce domestic violence, Lillian Artz
39. National and international policies to prevent elder abuse, Bridget Penhale
40. National and international policies to prevent and reduce armed violence, Guy Lamb
41. Alcohol and violence, Peter Anderson
42. Violence and drug control policy, Mark A. R. Kleiman, Jonathan P. Caulkins, Tom Jacobson, and Brad Rowe
43. How does policy transfer support the uptake of violence prevention policy?, Alison Morris Gehring and Peter D. Donnelly
44. The history and role of international agencies in violence prevention, Alex Butchart and Chris Mikton
Section 6: Challenges and priorities for researchers, practitioners and policy makers
45. Challenges and priorities for practitioners and policy-makers, Alex Butchart, Chris Mikton, Catherine L. Ward, and Peter D. Donnelly
46. Challenges and priorities for researchers, Catherine L. Ward and Peter D. Donnelly
