Discover Connections

Welcome to the Connections Selector!

This tool makes it easy to connect the dots between multiple types of violence and the risk and protective factors they share at each level of the social-ecological model (SEM).

Understanding these connections can help you prevent multiple forms of violence at once and increase your public health impact.

How to Use This Tool

To see risk and protective factors associated with one type of violence:

Click on the dot of any violence type
Then scroll down to the SEM to view its associated Risk Factors and Protective Factors at the society, community, relationship, and individual levels
Deselect a violence type by clicking its dot again
Clear all selections by clicking reset

To see risk and protective factors that are shared across multiple types of violence:

Click on multiple dots to select more than one violence type
Then scroll down to the SEM to view the shared Risk Factors and Protective Factors at the society, community, relationship, and individual levels
Deselect a violence type by clicking its dot again
Clear all selections by clicking reset

Understanding Risk and Protective Factors at All Levels

Different types of violence often share risk and protective factors.

Risk Factors risk factor icon make it more likely that people will experience or perpetrate violence.

Protective Factors protective factor icon protect people from violence and decrease the likelihood of it occurring.

The SEM shows the interaction between these factors at individual, relationship, community, and societal levels. It allows us to see what puts people at risk and what protects them from experiencing or engaging in violence.

Working together, it’s necessary to increase shared protective factors and decrease shared risk factors at every level of the SEM to prevent violence in all its forms.