Prevention Programming Content Topic Results
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January 2012
It’s time... to talk to your children about healthy sexuality
Publisher(s): This is a fact sheet that provides a scenario and discussion to promote a conversation between youth and caregivers around healthy sexual development.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2012
Healthy Boundaries for Clergy, Spiritual Teachers, and Lay Leaders
Healthy Boundaries for Clergy, Spiritual Teachers, and Lay Leaders is an ongoing curriculum for issues that impact those in the role of leadership in faith communities.
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- General Material
December 2011
Moving beyond Penn State: Bystander training as leadership training
Publisher(s):Jackson Katz shares lessons from the Penn State University sexual abuse case in this three-part series on bystander intervention as a continuation of their support of and focus on this approach to sexual violence prevention. This article discusses building male leadership.
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- General Material
December 2011
Penn State and the bystander approach: Laying bare the dynamics of male peer culture
Publisher(s):Jackson Katz shares lessons from the Penn State University sexual abuse case in this three-part series on bystander intervention as a continuation of their support of and focus on this approach to sexual violence prevention.
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- General Material
December 2011
Lifting the Veil of Secrecy: Stopping Sexual Abuse in Sports and Every Institution
Publisher(s):Cohen discusses that prevention is most effective and meaningful when it addresses the key norms within institutions that allow violent actions and behaviors to take place.
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- General Material
December 2011
The Forward Wisconsin Initiative: A Shared Vision For Preventing Interpersonal Violence
Publisher(s):In 2009, representatives from the Wisconsin Departments of Health Services, and Children and Families, the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault, the Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the Governor's Council on Domestic Abuse, the Wisconsin Children's Trust Fund, the Child Abuse Prevention Fund of Children's Hospital and Health System, and Children's Service Society of Wisconsin joined in a collaboration called "The Forward Wisconsin Initiative: Preventing Interpersonal Violence" to enhance efforts to change social norms and community tolerance for violence.
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- General Material
December 2011
Penn State: The mother of all teachable moments for the bystander approach
Publisher(s):NSVRC shares lessons from the Penn State University sexual abuse case in this three-part series on bystander intervention as a continuation of their support of and focus on this approach to sexual violence prevention. This article highlights the MVP program.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
December 2011
Empowerment Evaluation Toolkit
Publisher(s):This toolkit provides guidance to local primary prevention providers on all stages of program evaluation including determining needs, resources, and capacity, stating outcomes and developing a logic model, and collecting, managing, and analyzing evaluation data.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
November 2011
Are youth-led programs a promising approach in sexual violence prevention?
Publisher(s): Sexual violence prevention programs led by youth often use a peer education model. NRCDV's December 2011 TA Question of the Month discusses the value of youth-led prevention programming.
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- General Material
November 2011
Theories that shape our work
Publisher(s):This page presents the various theories guiding the work of Men Can Stop Rape, including explanations for Bystander Intervention, Socio-Ecological Model for Prevention, Social and Emotional Learning Theory, and Dominant Stories and Counter-stories of Masculinity.
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- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
- General Material
October 2011
Twitter Town Hall Summary: #reachyouth
Publisher(s):This document provides a summary of the participants, discussion themes, shared resources, and feedback related to the Twitter Town Hall on the use of language and generational accessibility in dating violence prevention efforts.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
October 2011
Changing Perceptions of Sexual Violence Over Time
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
The author reviews available research on perceptions held by the general public about sexual violence and how they have changed over time. She also makes recommendations for future practice, which include discussing the root causes of sexual violence and addressing subtle victim blaming.









