Sociocultural Approaches In addition to educating, training, and treating individuals, what can be done at a broader level? Toward this end, an improved economy, healthier living condi- tions, and social support would each reduce the frustration, negative affect and thinking, and provocations that fuel much aggression. Improvements on these fronts would likely have a cascade of positive effects. For example, according to Peter Sidebotham and Jon Heron, “The association between poverty and child maltreatment is one of the most consistent observations in the published research”. Thus, protecting families from violence also means providing family members with educational and employment opportunities. Furthermore, because abuse of alcohol and other drugs so often leads to family violence, better education about the effects of such substances, as well as support for individuals who need help dealing with them, would be a worthy investment not only for these individuals but also for the people around them.