Bethany Devenish
Deakin University, Australia
Biography
Bethany Devenish is a PhD student whose research work is evaluating a world vison intervention aimed at reducing the effects of poverty-related risk factors on children and adolescents. Her project, which is being undertaken in Armenia, has focused on the impact of the intervention on the psychosocial functioning of adolescents who are at increased risk due to their poverty. One of the factors targeted by the intervention is acceptance of interpersonal violence. The findings provide directions for future preventative efforts in this area.