WAVE Trust

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| name = WAVE Trust

| formation = 1996

| full_name = Worldwide Alternatives to ViolencE

| type = International educational charity

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WAVE Trust (Worldwide Alternatives to ViolencE) was formed in 1996 and registered as an international educational charity with the Charity Commission for England and Wales{{cite web|url=http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/SHOWCHARITY/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithoutPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1080189&SubsidiaryNumber=0|title=Register Home Page|website=Charitycommission.gov.uk|accessdate=28 October 2017}} under Number 1080189 in 1999. The charity is dedicated to reducing the key root causes of interpersonal violence: child neglect and maltreatment. The method used is a business strategy approach to identify and then tackle these problems at root cause level.

WAVE's fundamental message is that most family violence and maltreatment can be prevented by known, economically viable programs to break damaging family cycles. The research identifies and actively promotes UK adoption of global best practice methods and programs to address violence, e.g. the Nurse-Family Partnership.{{cite web|url=http://www.nursefamilypartnership.org|title=Nurse-Family Partnership – Helping First-Time Parents Succeed|website=Nurse-Family Partnership|accessdate=28 October 2017}} Research also identifies two early conditions as antidotes to the development of violent personalities: attunement between carers and babies, and the development of empathy in the child.{{Cite web|url=http://www.wavetrust.org/sites/default/files/reports/migrate-wave-report-2005-full-report.pdf|title=The WAVE Report 2005: Violence and what to do about it|access-date=2018-10-21|archive-date=2018-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021151557/http://www.wavetrust.org/sites/default/files/reports/migrate-wave-report-2005-full-report.pdf|url-status=dead}}

Activities

WAVE works with police, government departments, academics and other voluntary organizations to improve understanding of the most effective strategies and policies for reducing violence and child maltreatment. The charity also delivers therapeutic programs for violent offenders in prison and after release. In 2008 WAVE cooperated with the Centre for Social Justice and the Smith Institute to write and publish the booklet Early Intervention: Good Parents, Great Kids, Better Citizens.[http://www.centreforsocialjustice.co.uk/client/downloads/CSJ%20Early%20Intervention%20paper%20WEB%20(2).pdf] {{dead link|date=October 2017}}{{Cite web |last1=Allen |first1=Graham |last2=Duncan Smith |first2=Hon Iain |date=September 2008 |title=Early Intervention: Good Parents, Great Kids, Better Citizens |url=https://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/EarlyInterventionFirstEdition.pdf }} This publication calls on all political parties to unite around a long-term commitment to the policy of Early Intervention.

This strategy is backed by many UK academics, politicians, think tanks and other charities.{{Cite web |last=UK Parliament |date=May 2021 |title=Giving every child the best start in life EDM (Early Day Motion) 31 |url=https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/58457/giving-every-child-the-best-start-in-life }} In 2010, the Liberal Democrats pledged support for WAVE's 70/30 strategy in their pre-election manifesto{{cite web|url=http://issuu.com/libdems/docs/manifesto?mode=embed&layout=http://skin.issuu.com/v/light/layout.xml&showFlipBtn=true&proShowMenu=true|title=Liberal Democrat Manifesto 2010|website=Issuu.com|accessdate=28 October 2017}}