Making the Case for Domestic Violence Prevention Through the Lens of Cost-Benefit

A Manual for Domestic Violence Prevention Practitioners
(and the State and Local Policy-Makers They Present to)

Frontice Pages
Notes and Acknowledgments

1. Why This Manual: Overview of this Chapter
Why this Manual
The Challenges of Funding Prevention Programs
Why Look at Costs and Benefits?
Who Can Use This Manual
How This Manual is Organized
2. Why Look at Cost-Benefit?: Overview of this Chapter
How is Cost-Benefit Thinking Relevant to DV Prevention?
Measuring the Cost of Domestic Violence is Challenging
Creating Sustainable Prevention Efforts
3. Getting Clear on Our Terms: Overview of this Chapter
What are Domestic Violence and Intimate Partner Violence?
What is Domestic Violence Prevention?
Why is Primary Prevention a "Systemic" Process?
Levels of Prevention
Tool: The Spectrum of Community Change
The Value of a Collaborative Model
Mapping Community Prevention Efforts
Tool: Countywide Mapping Questionnaire
4. Basic Cost Terms as Tools: Overview of this Chapter
What is Cost?
What are Direct and Indirect Costs?
What are Cost Estimates?
What is Cost Analysis?
What is Cost-Benefit?
What is Cost-Effectiveness?
One Way of Putting the Information Acquired to Work
Tool: Mobilization Analysis Template
CBA and CEA: More Technical Explanations
What is Technical Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA)?
What is Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (CEA)?
Adjusting Program Components for Cost-Effectiveness
5. A Closer Look at Cost Estimation Terms as Tools: Overview of this Chapter; Initial Investment; Net Benefit
Ratio of Benefits to Costs
Differences in Initial Investment
Time as a Factor in the Realization of Benefits
Decreasing Value of Benefits
Present Value of Benefits
Valuing Outcome Is a Challenge
6. Why Knowing a Program's Underlying Theory Matters: Overview of this Chapter
What is "Theory" and Why is it Important?
Demonstrating the Impact of a Prevention Program
Theories Related to the Cause of Domestic Violence
Theories Related to Individual and Social Change
Tool: Theory of Cause (Problem) Worksheet
Tool: Theory of Change (Solution) Worksheet
7. Using Statistics (Data) to Make Your Case: Overview of this Chapter
National Data on Intimate Partner Violence
California Data on Intimate Partner Violence
The Challenges in Finding Relevant Data
Collecting and Estimating Local Data
Tool: Sample Local Fact Sheet
Tool: Sample Letter for Finding the Facts
8. Making Your Case, Step-by-Step: Overview of this Chapter
Tool: Making the Case for Your Prevention Program Worksheet
9. Conclusion and Call to Action Appendices: Appendix A: Glossary of Terms
Appendix B: Abuse and Violence
Appendix C: Costs of Domestic Violence
Appendix D: Tool: Cross and Multi-Sector Collaboration Evaluation Tool
Appendix E: Annotated List of Selected Resources
Appendix F: Bibliography
Appendix G: TC-TAT Services and Support