About Asians Against Violence (AAV)
Asians Against Violence is a division of the Asian Alliance for Health, Inc (AAFH). Asians Against Violence (AAV), formerly known as the Asian Alliance Against Domestic Violence, has led the work for over 15 years in raising awareness and helping to educate San Francisco’s Asian communities on violence and abuse prevention in a culturally appropriate manner. Through community membership and collaborative efforts, AAV seeks to prevent violence and abuse in the Asian American population and create a platform for open conversation with the Asian communities in regards to violence and abuse. AAV partners with our community and support their modes of learning through our outreach programs.
Current Programs:
Brave Little Panda
Teen Dating Violence Awareness Multilingual Videos
Emotional Abuse Awareness Videos
Elderly Abuse Awareness
Violence Prevention Statistics:
With more than one out of three women and one out of four men being victims of intimate partner violence during their lives (Black et al, 2011), representatives from community based organizations created the first multi-media domestic violence campaign in 1996 to raise awareness about abuse in the Asian and Pacific Islander community in San Francisco.
Citation:
Black, M.C., Basile, K.C., Breiding, M.J., Smith, S.G., Walters, M.L., Merrick, M.T., Chen, J., & Stevens, M.R. (2011). The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS): 2010 Summary Report. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.