Web Conference: 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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National Sexual Violence Survey Released

On Wednesday, Dec. 14, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the 2010 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS). This is an ongoing, nationally representative survey that assesses experiences of sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence among adult women and men in the United States. This large-scale ongoing study confirms many realities that advocates and [...]

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Twitter Town Hall on teen dating violence prevention

In this podcast, I talked with Juley Fulcher, from Break the Cycle, talks about the upcoming Twitter Town Hall about primary prevention of teen dating violence. Sponsored by VAWnet and the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, the Twitter Town Hall will have people tweet about how to make healthy relationships cool for youth and share strategies and lessons on [...]

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January 23, 2012

New study explores gang involvement, exposure to violence, and Latina reproductive health outcomes

Recently published in the Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, “Exposure to Partner, Family, and Community Violence: Gang-Affiliated Latina Women and Risk of Unintended Pregnancy” examines the relationship “between gang involvement and reproductive health, and the pathways through which childhood, family, and relationship violence exposure may lead to unintended pregnancy”. The authors studied 20 young females [...]

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January 20, 2012

In Touch with Teens: Peace Over Violence’s primary prevention

(21 mins) Lili Herrera of Peace Over Violence in Los Angeles describes the comprehensive primary prevention programs her agency offers in Los Angeles. Their curriculum In Touch with Teens is a foundation for a wide variety of activities. Peace Over Violence has adopted this programs to serve gang-affiliated youth. Listen: Interview with Lili Herrera about primary prevention programs

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January 19, 2012

Stop Telling Women How to Not Get Raped

Zerlina Maxwell writes in her recent article Stop Telling Women How to Not Get Raped in Ebony Magazine that Holding women and girls accountable for preventing sexual assault hasn’t worked and so long as men commit the majority of rapes, men need to be at the heart of our tactics for preventing them. Let’s stop teaching ‘how to avoid being [...]

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January 18, 2012

Mobilizing men to prevent sexual violence in a rural community

(21 mins) Wanda Powless, Kim McArthur and Mark McDanial of Oregon’s Klamath Crisis Center describe their work to engage men to prevent sexual violence in a rural community. PAWS for Change (Prevention, Awareness, Wellness and Strength) is a collaboration of local organizations in Klamath County to engage men and boys as allies in an effort to prevent all forms of [...]

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January 17, 2012

Primary prevention with students with Autism Spectrum Disorders

(11 mins) Mary Worthington of Network of Victim Assistance in Bucks County, Penn., describes the agency’s prevention curriculum for students with autism spectrum disorders. This program was featured in the 2011 report Innovations in Prevention from the  National Sexual Violence Resource Center. Check out more interviews with other programs featured in Innovations in Prevention. Listen: Interview with Mary Worthington about [...]

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January 17, 2012

Visioning BEAR Circle

(14 mins) Strong Oak Lefevre from the New England Learning Center for Women in Transition describes the community-based prevention work of Visioning Bear Circle to prevent sexual violence in Native American communities. This program was featured in the 2011 report Innovations in Prevention from the  National Sexual Violence Resource Center. Check out more interviews with other programs featured in Innovations [...]

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January 17, 2012

Safe Place’s prevention efforts with adolescents

(16 mins) Bari Rosenbluth and Barbara Ball, of Safe Place in Austin, Texas, describe their prevention efforts with adolescents. The programs, Expect Respect and Start Strong Austin, show comprehensive programs that involve youth leadership, community partnership and policy change to prevent violence. This program was featured in the 2011 report Innovations in Prevention from the  National Sexual Violence Resource Center. [...]

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January 17, 2012

Youth 360: Youth Leadership to prevent sexual violence

(10 mins) Alex Leslie of the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center describes Youth360, a youth leadership program for the primary prevention of sexual violence. This program was featured in the 2011 report Innovations in Prevention from the  National Sexual Violence Resource Center. Check out more interviews with other programs featured in Innovations in Prevention. Listen: Interview with Alex Leslie a youth [...]

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January 17, 2012

Pittsburgh Action Against Rape’s Parenting Program

(16 mins) Julie Evans of Pittsburgh Action Against Rape describes the Parenting Program, a four‐workshop series for parents to prevent child sexual abuse, and the Middle School Social Norms Campaign to promote positive social norms. This program was featured in the 2011 report Innovations in Prevention from the  National Sexual Violence Resource Center. Check out more interviews with other programs [...]

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January 17, 2012

January 17, 2012: NSVRC’s Prevention Assessment Year 2 Report

http://www.preventconnect.org/mail/newsletter/NSVRCNewsletter2012.html

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