Prevention as Social Change: Bridging Sexual and Domestic Violence and Social Justice Movements

More and more the field of sexual and domestic violence is using social change models as part of their prevention strategies. The commitment to social change and understanding sexual and domestic violence in the context of oppression is not without challenges. Learn from others whose approaches compliment or collaborate with a social justice approach in order to change the norms [...]

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PreventConnect 2012 Web Conferences: Connect for Success

PreventConnect is pleased to announce its 2012 web conference series titled “Connect for Success: Enhancing impact through innovative partnerships.” Success in the field of sexual and domestic violence prevention has always required partnerships. This year we will focus on innovative relationships or “connections” that enhance the reach and impact of sexual and domestic violence prevention efforts. Five types of opportunities [...]

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Findings from the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey: Implications for Prevention

In December 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the initial findings from the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS). This survey became the subject of hundreds of news stories about the prevalence of sexual violence, intimate partner violence and stalking. In this web conference, we will share results of the survey and explore the implications [...]

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May 17, 2012

Working with the media to end child sexual abuse

This web conference is the second in a series of nine web conferences on Ending Child Sexual Abuse. This is a collaboration between PreventConnect and Ms. Foundation for Women. Please see the materials and recordings of the previous web conference “Including Efforts to End Child Sexual Abuse within the Sexual Violence Prevention Movement.” Session Full: Join the Wait List The [...]

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May 16, 2012

DELTA Countdown: Resources for domestic violence prevention

On May 7-8, 2012, representatives from 38 state domestic violence coalitions, national resource centers and the CDC gathered at the National Prevention Symposium to strengthen domestic violence prevention efforts, and highlight the work of the DELTA and DELTA PREP programs. One of the most exiting workshops was the DELTA Countdown that shared resources and tools developed by DELTA grantees to [...]

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May 15, 2012

Moving Upstream 2.0

Check out the newest edition of the Virginia Sexual & Domestic Violence Action Alliance’s prevention newsletter Moving Upstream. They will continue to share insights about prevention practice while coordinating with other national prevention efforts. In an attempt to pool resources and create a national primary prevention community around sexual and intimate partner violence issues, much of our content will now [...]

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May 12, 2012

The future is in our Past: Report from the Ending Child Sexual Abuse web conference

Here is a guest blog by Cordelia Anderson and Joan Tabachnick, co-hosts of the Ending Child Sexual Abuse (ECSA) Web Conference Series that PreventConnect is co-sponsoring with Ms. Foundation for Women. With over 60 years of experience across the three eloquent speakers, the Ms. Foundation for Women (MFW) launched the new web conference series “Ending Sexual Abuse” to a sold [...]

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May 10, 2012

Courageous conversations – the place to be: Ending Child Sexual Abuse web conference series

Here is a guest blog by Cordelia Anderson and Joan Tabachnick, co-hosts of the Ending Child Sexual Abuse (ECSA) Web Conference Series that PreventConnect is co-sponsoring with Ms. Foundation for Women. The Ms. Foundation for Women (MFW) has made the courageous decision to direct a significant portion of its resources towards ending child sexual abuse. Monique Hoeflinger, Senior Program Officer, [...]

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May 8, 2012

Iowa Men’s Action Network

Over the last several years, DELTA PREP, a national collaborative effort funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and CDC Foundation, has provided support to 19 domestic violence state coalitions to build capacity for primary prevention. This week, the effort is culminating with a National Prevention Symposium in Atlanta. DELTA PREP has been summarized in this project summary, which describes [...]

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May 8, 2012

Using Twitter to prevent domestic violence

Over the last several years, DELTA PREP, a national collaborative effort funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and CDC Foundation, has provided support to 19 domestic violence state coalitions to build capacity for primary prevention. This week, the effort is culminating with a National Prevention Symposium in Atlanta. DELTA PREP has been summarized in this project summary, which describes [...]

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May 8, 2012

DELTA PREP National Prevention Symposium

Over the last several years, DELTA PREP is a a national collaborative effort funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and CDC Foundation to support nineteen domestic violence state coalitions to build their capacity for primary prevention.  This effort is culminating with a National Prevention Symposium this week in Atlanta, GA. DELTA PREP has been summarized in this project summary [...]

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May 7, 2012

National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey 2010: New Knowledge and Unanswered Question

PreventConnect was pleased to co-host the webinar “National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey 2010:  New Knowledge and Unanswered Questions” from the Battered Women’s Justice Project‘s 2012 Webinar Series on “Researcher-Practitioner Discourse on Initiatives to End Violence Against Women.” The May 16, 2012 webinar started with Michele Lynberg Black, Ph.D.  from the Division of Violence Prevention from the Centers for [...]

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May 4, 2012

Prevention as Social Change: Bridging Sexual and Domestic Violence and Social Justice Movements

More and more the field of sexual and domestic violence is using social change models as part of their prevention strategies. The commitment to social change and understanding sexual and domestic violence in the context of oppression is not without challenges. Learn from others whose approaches compliment or collaborate with a social justice approach in order to change the norms [...]

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