Announcing the 2017 PreventConnect Web Conference Series

PreventConnect is pleased to announce the 2017 series of web conferences, Towards Community Health and Justice. Our partners, Prevention Institute, and a variety of guests will join us to talk about the value of community level sexual and domestic violence prevention, strategies and opportunities for partnering with other sectors and movements, and how sexual and domestic violence prevention relates to health equity […]

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Including Prevention in K-12 Sexual Misconduct Policies

Following the guidance released in September by the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault around developing sexual misconduct policies for school districts, the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) has released considerations on how to include prevention in K-12 school sexual misconduct policies. A comprehensive sexual misconduct policy must go beyond intervention to incorporate prevention. The guidance released in […]

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16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

Yesterday was the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women marking the start of the 25th year of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender -Based Violence. Activists from around the world are dedicating these next 15 days to action that will move us closer to eliminating sexual and domestic violence. UN Women is participating in the 16 Days of Activism […]

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Ending Sexual Violence in One Generation: A progress report for the United States

Debuting at the 2016 National Conference is the inaugural report on the state of sexual violence in the U.S. issued by Raliance, a new national partnership led by National Sexual Violence Resource Center, the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault-PreventConnect and the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence. The report titled “Ending Sexual Violence in One Generation: A progress report for […]

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Beyond Partnerships: Shared Linkages for Prevention

PreventConnect is happy to announce our 2016 web conference series, Beyond Partnerships: Shared Linkages for Prevention. Join PreventConnect, our partner Prevention Institute, invited guests and experts, and prevention practitioners throughout the nation (and world) for these discussions about prevention at the community level, as well as strategies for shifting norms and the importance of collaborating with other movements. As PreventConnect’s […]

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January 31, 2017

New PreventConnect Campus eLearning Course -Online Module Selection through a Prevention Lens

In this podcast, LB Klein and Drew Rizzo from Campus Advocates and Prevention Professionals Association (CAPPA), highlight a new eLearning course developed with PreventConnect Campus titled Online Module Selection through a Prevention Lens. This eLearning course focuses on online sexual and domestic violence prevention modules being used by college and university campuses, and is intended to build a foundation for college administrators and […]

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January 31, 2017

PreventConnect Campus: A look back at the first year

This blog post originally appeared as an article in the Fall/Winter 2016 edition of the National Sexual Violence Center‘s newsletter, The Resource.  Sexual violence on college and university campuses has dominated the headlines for several years now. The work of student activists, leadership from the White House, and media in the form of documentary films, best-selling books, and too many […]

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January 31, 2017

Action Planning: Building Capacity for Primary Prevention on Campus

The 2016 National Sexual Assault Conference, “Hopeful Future, Honored Past,” was held in Washington, D.C. August 31-September 2, 2016. This workshop was part of the prevention track. Learn more and access workshop materials here. This workshop highlights the need for collaborative strategies to prevent campus sexual violence and provides an overview of state-level action planning. Presenters from Centers for Disease Control […]

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January 31, 2017

Reconstructing the Power and Control Wheel: Trauma Informed IPV Education

The 2016 National Sexual Assault Conference, “Hopeful Future, Honored Past,” was held in Washington, D.C. August 31-September 2, 2016. This workshop was part of the prevention track. Learn more and access workshop materials here. This workshop, presented by Transcend Charlotte and the University of North Carolina-Charlotte , addresses the needs of transgender and gender non-conforming college students in gender based violence education. The […]

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January 26, 2017

Public Health Approach to Preventing Human Trafficking

THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2017 (This web conference will be held only once. It will be recorded and archived.) TIME ZONE TIME HAWAII (HST/HDT) 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM ALASKA (AKST/AKDT) 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PACIFIC (PST/PDT) 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM MOUNTAIN (MST/MDT) 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM CENTRAL (CST/CDT) 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EASTERN (EST/EDT) 2:00 PM – […]

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January 26, 2017

Intertwined and Aligned: Supporting Health Equity and Justice in Sexual and Domestic Violence Prevention

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2017 (This web conference will be held only once. It will be recorded and archived.) TIME ZONE TIME HAWAII (HST/HDT) 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM ALASKA (AKST/AKDT) 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PACIFIC (PST/PDT) 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM MOUNTAIN (MST/MDT) 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM CENTRAL (CST/CDT) 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EASTERN (EST/EDT) 2:00 PM […]

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January 25, 2017

Mobilizing Men and Boys to Prevent Gender-Based Violence

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Mobilizing Men and Boys is an important approach toward preventing domestic violence and sexual assault. In the 2016 STOP SV: A Technical Package, the CDC described this approach as “an opportunity to encourage men and boys to be allies in preventing sexual and relationship violence by demonstrating their role in preventing violence….” Last week the Office on Violence Against Women […]

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January 19, 2017

Guidance for Men Supporting the Women’s March

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As men who are Move to End Violence Movement Makers, we will join women in this weekend’s Women’s March on Washington or one of the 370 allied Marches throughout the Country (“the March”). We march together in solidarity with our partners and children for the protection of our rights, our safety, our health, and our families — recognizing that our […]

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January 10, 2017

Recap: White House “It’s On Us” Summit

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Last week, I had the great pleasure of attending the White House Office of the Vice President’s “It’s on Us” Summit. Attended by a constellation of anti-sexual violence allies, from survivors, to elected officials, social media celebrities, and athletics officials, this event was a celebration of the progress that we have made as a movement, since the White House Task Force […]

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January 6, 2017

Obama Administration Lasting Legacy: New Campus Sexual Violence Resources Released

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It has been three years since President Obama and Vice President Biden created the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault. Over the course of the last three years, this Administration has provided important leadership on addressing sexual assault on college and university campuses. Vice President Biden, in particular, has helped elevate prevention, including primary prevention, as […]

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